Microsoft Stock News

The benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovered near two-week lows on Wednesday as investors factored in escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while a survey eased concerns about a sharp slowdown in the US labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also slipped for the second day running.

Since hitting a record back in July and then selling off, shares of tech titan Microsoft Corp. NASDAQ: MSFT have been a bit slower than others in getting back to highs. For context, the benchmark S&P 500 index was hitting fresh highs by the middle of September and, as recently as Monday, was closing at a new record.

Microsoft said in a statement on Wednesday it would invest 4.3 billion euros ($4.75 billion) over the next two years to strengthen artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and cloud capacity in Italy.

With three months left until the end of 2024, it has been a good one for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock, which recorded a new all-time high (ATH) in July and nearly reached it again a couple of days ago, and with some analysts expecting it to hit a market capitalization of $4 trillion next year.

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