Microsoft’s stock have fallen to their worst first-half results since the year 2000. Small traders say the slump is tied with a cooling AI chips boom. Certain analysts argue the downturn has no clear explanation.
In Europe, officials have opened a case against Microsoft’s cloud division under the new “gatekeeper” rules. The company is also preparing a record payout to the shareholders as cloud services and Copilot revenue increase. The mixed signals come while investors monitor the stock’s fall and the ongoing regulatory scrutiny.