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Microsoft got a few high fives from Wall Street on Tuesday night as its quarterly Azure sales bested analyst estimates amid an overall earnings beat. Microsoft’s stock initially popped 4% in after-hours trading. Then came the earnings call, where a clear theme emerged: caution. While Microsoft execs struck an upbeat tone on the long-term impact of its partnership with OpenAI maker ChatGPT, the earnings call was noticeably downbeat from an economic standpoint — and by extension, a demand… Source link

We have a big 10-game slate on tap Wednesday night that features plenty of marquee matchups and no shortage of elevated projected totals. Both are certainly potential good news from a DFS perspective, as it implies key players should see big minutes, and there could be an abundance of highly productive individual performances as well. As customary, we’ll highlight multiple advantageous positional matchups to exploit at each position for your Yahoo Fantasy lineups, as well as a good trio of… Source link

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Layoffs roiling the tech sector have been the biggest economic story of 2023. And now, it seems those layoffs are spreading into new corners of Corporate America. On Tuesday morning, 3M (MMM) announced it would cut 2,500 manufacturing jobs, as slower-than-expected growth followed from what the company called “rapid declines in consumer-facing markets — a dynamic that accelerated in December — along with significant slowing in China due to COVID-related disruptions.” The news from 3M… Source link

Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its Brand Phishing Report for Q4 2022. The report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during October, November and December of last year. Yahoo was the most impersonated brand for… Source link

Scott Rolen became the rare third baseman to make the Baseball Hall of Fame. (REUTERS/Mike Blake) It took six tries, but St. Louis Cardinals great Scott Rolen is heading to the Hall of Fame. Rolen received the news that he would be enshrined in Cooperstown on Tuesday. He is the only member of the 2023 Hall of Fame class voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America this year. Rolen barely got in, receiving 76.3% of the vote. Players need 75% of the vote to be enshrined in… Source link

Microsoft (MSFT) announced its Q2 earnings after the bell on Tuesday, barely missing analysts’ expectations on revenue and beating on earnings per share. Here are the most important numbers from the report compared to what analysts were expecting from the quarter, as compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue: $52.7 billion vs. $52.9 billion expected Adjusted EPS: $2.32 vs. $2.30 expected Productivity and Business processes: $17 billion vs. $16.8 billion expected Intelligent Cloud: $21.5 billion vs. $21.4… Source link

Tesla (TSLA) is building another production facility — in a state where it has an existing toehold. Last night in his state of the state address, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo mentioned that Tesla would soon be building its new Semi electric truck in the state. “I am looking forward to joining Elon Musk and the team at Tesla tomorrow when they unveil plans to build a brand new $3.5 billion advanced manufacturing facility in northern Nevada for the company’s all-electric semi-trucks,”… Source link

Mikal Bridges is one player to watch on Tuesday night as the Suns face the Hornets. There will be seven games played across the NBA on Tuesday, one of which features the Lakers taking on the Clippers. The Lakers made a move Monday to bolster their chances of making a playoff run, acquiring Rui Hachimura in a trade with the Wizards. There will also be some teams playing the second game of a back-to-back set, including the Bulls, Celtics and Hornets. Let’s dig into the matchups and… Source link