MSFT Jan 2024 345.000 put
| Previous close | 31.60 |
| Open | 30.75 |
| Bid | 0.00 |
| Ask | 0.00 |
| Strike | 345.00 |
| Expiry date | 2024-01-19 |
| Day's range | 30.75 - 31.70 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 505 |
Motley FoolMicrosoft's Stock Is Near Its All-Time High: Is It Still a Good Buy?
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), the company that invested billions into ChatGPT's owner, OpenAI, is no exception. Year to date, Microsoft's shares are up around 40% and the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant is now at a $2.5 trillion valuation and right around its all-time highs. Has the stock become too expensive, or is Microsoft still a good buy right now?
ReutersMicrosoft, Google strategy to test AI search ads irks some brands
Alphabet's Google and Microsoft are inserting ads into AI experiments without providing an option to opt out of participation, an approach that has already rankled some brands and risks further pushback from the industry, ad buyers told Reuters. The two tech giants are racing to revamp their search engines with artificial intelligence that can produce written responses to open-ended queries. Microsoft is testing ads in the Bing AI chatbot, which began rolling out to users in February, by relocating some traditional search ads and inserting them into the AI responses, the company said.
Motley FoolBill Gates Makes a Devastating Prediction About AI and Its Impact on Amazon
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates remains bullish on tech and what artificial intelligence (AI) could do for the world. To say he thinks it could improve things for businesses and individuals is an understatement. Will people never need Amazon's site again?
ReutersJust Climate raises $1.5 billion with help from Microsoft fund
Asset manager Just Climate said on Thursday it had raised $1.5 billion for its inaugural fund after strong demand from institutional clients including Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund helped it beat the original target of $1 billion. Established by Generation Investment Management, Just Climate aims to focus investment on the sectors where cutting greenhouse gas emissions is hardest to do, such as cement, shipping, industrials and land use. The firm's initial fund, Climate Assets Fund I, will focus on helping companies with proven technology scale their business to a level to attract more risk-averse investors.
Motley FoolMicrosoft and Alphabet Continue to Invest in AI -- Here Is What Investors Should Know
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is investing in a cloud service provider, and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is investing in a video generative AI start-up. Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor investors Jose Najarro and Billy Duberstein had to say.
ReutersMicrosoft to offer OpenAI's GPT models to government cloud customers
The Redmond, Washington-based company has added support for large language models (LLMs) powering GPT-4 the latest and the most sophisticated of the LLMs from OpenAI, and GPT-3, to Azure Government. Use of LLMs have boomed since the launch of ChatGPT from OpenAI, in which Microsoft holds a stake, and businesses of all shapes and sizes are racing to build features on top of them. It is the first time Microsoft is bringing the GPT technology to Azure Government, which offers cloud solutions to U.S. government agencies, and marks the first such effort by a major company to make the chatbot technology available to governments.
ZacksMetLife (MET) Launches Pet Health and Wellness App With Microsoft
MetLife (MET) launches an enhanced pet insurance app with Microsoft to help pet parents.
ZacksActivision Blizzard's (ATVI) Diablo IV Breaks Sales Record
Activision Blizzard's (ATVI) Diablo IV release sets a new record as Blizzard Entertainment's fastest-selling game of all time.
ReutersDutch privacy watchdog seeks information from OpenAI, flags concerns
Dutch privacy watchdog DPA said on Wednesday it is "concerned" about the use of personal data by software makers developing artificial intelligence (AI) and it has sent a letter to Microsoft-backed OpenAI seeking more information. Governments including the European Union are considering how to regulate the technology after OpenAI's ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer application in history. "The DPA is concerned about how organizations that make use of so-called 'generative' artificial intelligence treat personal information," the agency said.
Motley FoolIs It Too Late to Buy Microsoft Stock?
The enterprise software and PC specialist has started off 2023 with a bang. Could this be just the beginning?
BloombergMicrosoft Is Bringing OpenAI’s GPT-4 AI model to US Government Agencies
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. will make it possible for users of its Azure Government cloud computing service, which include a variety of US agencies, to access artificial intelligence models from ChatGPT creator OpenAI.Most Read from BloombergRussian Elite Is Souring on Putin’s Chances of Winning His WarBonds Everywhere Suffer as Rate-Hike Fears Swamp TradersMystery Bet Before SEC Crypto Crackdown May Mint Trader MillionsThese Are the World’s 20 Most Expensive Cities for Expats in 2023Messi Sp
Motley FoolPrediction: This Stock Will Top $5 Trillion Before Apple
No company on the planet commands a greater market cap than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) right now. At its current pace, Apple appears to be a lock to reach $5 trillion in market cap within the next few years. Nvidia flirted with the $1 trillion level, but there are currently only four stocks other than Apple with market caps above the $1 trillion.
ZacksMicrosoft (MSFT) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Microsoft (MSFT) closed at $333.68 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.67% move from the prior day.
The TelegraphMicrosoft courts Jeremy Hunt as it seeks ‘solution’ on £55bn Activision deal
Microsoft has signalled it is prepared to compromise on the terms of its $69bn (£55bn) merger with Activision after it was blocked by the UK competition regulator.
BloombergMicrosoft Pays $20 Million to Resolve FTC Kids’ Privacy Case
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay $20 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission claim that the company illegally collected data from children who signed up to use its Xbox gaming system.Most Read from BloombergRussian Elite Is Souring on Putin’s Chances of Winning His WarBonds Everywhere Suffer as Rate-Hike Fears Swamp TradersMystery Bet Before SEC Crypto Crackdown May Mint Trader MillionsThese Are the World’s 20 Most Expensive Cities for Expats in 2023Messi Spurns $400 Million
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S&P 500 struggles for direction as regional banks rebound, but health care weighs
Investing.com -- The S&P 500 slipped between gains and losses Tuesday as investors digested a slip in health care stocks and renewed investor appetite for regional banking stocks.
ReutersOpenAI CEO has no IPO plan due to 'strange' company structure
Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has no plans to go public any time soon, Chief Executive Sam Altman said at a conference in Abu Dhabi. "When we develop super intelligence, we are likely to make some decisions that most investors would look at very strangely," Altman said. OpenAI has so far raised $10 billion from Microsoft at a valuation of almost $30 billion as it invests more on building computing capacity.
Yahoo Finance UKPound slips against dollar as UK takeover activity declines
The pound lost ground against the dollar on Tuesday, falling more than 0.2% to $1.24.
Motley FoolDow Stocks Like Microsoft, Apple, Disney, and Verizon Reveal Two Sides of the Market
After a brutal 2022, the stock market is roaring in 2023, with the Nasdaq Composite up 26% and the S&P 500 up 11% year to date (YTD) at the time of this writing. Yet dig deeper and you'll find some peculiar price action in many well-known names.
ZacksHere's How Much a $1000 Investment in Microsoft Made 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today
Investing in certain stocks can pay off in the long run, especially if you hold on for a decade or more.
ZacksLumen (LUMN) Holds Investor Day: Key Takeaways & Objectives
Lumen (LUMN) is set to achieve its key financial objectives by investing in customer experience, optimizing sales and channel operations, and embracing innovation.
ReutersMicrosoft's Smith meets UK finance minister after Activision block
Microsoft's president met Britain's finance minister for talks on Tuesday and said he would try to work with regulators to seek UK approval for its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. British competition authorities blocked the takeover in April in a shock decision which jeopardises gaming's biggest-ever deal, drawing a furious response from the two groups who questioned whether the country remained open to tech firms. Microsoft has since appealed and its president, Brad Smith, met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt for talks in London on Tuesday, a government source said, without giving details.
The TelegraphMicrosoft fined $20m after collecting children’s data on Xbox consoles
Microsoft has paid $20m (£16.1m) to US regulators after the tech company wrongly collected biometric data from children using its Xbox games consoles.
Motley Fool3 Top Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy in June
Amid this economic upheaval, one thing is nearly certain: The businesses that lead the world into the coming age of AI stand to deliver fortunes to their shareholders. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has become a powerhouse in the AI arena, due largely to its multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-creator OpenAI. Microsoft has moved quickly to integrate OpenAI's highly regarded tech into its products and services.
Yahoo Finance UKHow to play the AI tech rally? Here’s five top stocks in the space
Here’s some of the stocks currently dominating developments in artificial intelligence in 2023.
