Meta stock jumped above a $1 trillion market cap Wednesday during another strong trading day for the social media giant...

As part of Yahoo Finance's AI Revolution special coverage this week, Tech Editor Dan Howley explores the industries and companies positioned to capitalize on the generative AI boom ahead. While hype builds around futuristic AI applications, Howley spotlights areas where monetization potential already exists: Automotive, Healthcare, and Agriculture. Howley cites leaders like Microsoft (MSFT), whose Copilot program drives enterprise AI adoption, and Nvidia (NVDA), which powers advanced AI computing through its dominance of AI chip manufacturing. To continue watching more of Yahoo Finance's AI Revolution special click here, or you can watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live here. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith...

Microsoft’s market valuation crossed $3 trillion for the first time Wednesday, the latest landmark that the nearly 50-year-old software has passed with increasing speed. Microsoft became a billion-dollar company in 1986, then crossed the $1 trillion mark in 2019 and $2 trillion two years later. Its success in recent years has been driven by two factors: its growing Azure cloud computing business and, more recently, optimism that it will be one of the companies that will profit most from the spreading use of generative artificial intelligence...

Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 scaling record intraday levels, as Netflix surged after smashing expectations for subscriber growth and chip stocks gained on ASML's strong earnings. Riding on the optimism, Microsoft rose 1.1%, hitting a record high, with its market value surpassing $3 trillion for the first time...

Looking for stock market analysis and research with proves results? Zacks.com offers in-depth financial research with over 30years of proven results...

Microsoft's stock market value crossed the $3 trillion milestone for the first time on Wednesday, retaining its place as the world's second most valuable company, just behind iPhone maker Apple. Microsoft and Apple shares have been vying for the top spot as the most capitalized stock on Wall Street since the start of the year, with the iPhone maker briefly losing its crown to the software giant earlier in January. Shares of Microsoft hit a record high of $405.15, up 1.6%, enabling the tech giant to breach the $3 trillion market capitalization level...

Tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and more are joining the National Science Foundation in an effort to develop a national artificial intelligence research resource...

Microsoft's (MSFT) fiscal second-quarter 2024 results are likely to benefit from the steady adoption of the Office 365 suite and Microsoft Copilot amid improving yet sluggish demand for PCs...