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Microsoft's decision to drastically reduce the size of its Devices Group is unlikely to be the end of the blood-letting at what used to be the Nokia devices business, according to experienced and respected industry analyst Tomi Ahonen, who also believes Elop's days are numbered in his current role.

When Microsoft rallies a point and a half in one trading session and then attempts to rally nearly another two points in premarket trading the following day, one has to wonder if it is time to sell the news.

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Microsoft Corporation .

Microsoft Corp. is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Jul 22. Last quarter, the company posted a 9.7% positive surprise.

Microsoft's fiscal Q4 earnings, out after the close Tuesday, could get a lift from a recovering PC market and possibly a strong performance from its cloud business.

TOUGH TASK: Satya Nadella, the newly appointed CEO of Microsoft, has decided to phase out the Nokia X series phones to promote their indigenous Windows 8 platform resulting in massive lay-offs of several thousand employees As established technology companies become old and gear for a generational leadership change, the interesting phenomenon ... (more)

In an effort to improve internal efficiency and weed out subpar contractors, Microsoft Corp. on Friday placed tight restrictions on vendors.

That's according to a Sunday profile of Smith by the New York Times , which called Smith "one of the most influential voices inside Microsoft" and his deft political skills in Washington, D.C. have some lauding his "policy skills and general intelligence," including the head lawyer for Apple Inc. Last month, Smith talked about Microsoft stopping ... (more)

Microsoft's recent announcement that it will cut 18,000 jobs was much higher than anyone expected.

Microsoft is set to announce its Q4 FY 2014 earnings on July 22 amid news that it's planning to cut as many as 18,000 jobs next year.

Early in 1994, Christie and Schultz published "Why do NASDAQ Market Makers Avoid Odd-Eighth Quotes?" noting that although the minimum price variation was an eighth of a dollar, the vast majority of quotes and executions occurred on quarters of a dollar.

Microsoft's initiative to become a strong player in cloud will allow the company to steal Apple and Google's mobile OS market share.

A key inflation gauge, housing data and lots more earnings reports - notably from tech giant Microsoft just days after announcing massive layoffs - highlight next week's economic calendar.

The layoffs are part of Redmond's plan to integrate its newly acquired Nokia handset business.

Microsoft Corporation announcement that it will eliminate up to 18,000 jobs has caused shockwaves in the company especially so, on Nokia where two-thirds of the cuts are to be carried out.

Featuring a 5-inch OLED screen, quad-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, 2GB RAM and a 20MP camera, it is offered in four colours: black, white, bright green and a rather striking orange, which is the one that we're currently testing ahead of our full review here on Neowin.

With a freshly-minted CEO at the helm, Microsoft is on a solid run this year. The stock is already up more than 13% on the back of its smart strategies and consistent results, as Microsoft has beaten earnings estimates for three quarters on the trot.

On July 11th, we officially announced the details of our new Windows Apportal . Designed to alleviate app fatigue for businesses, the Windows Apportal is a custom-built solution that consolidates all of your most relevant apps and data in a single view on your Windows 8 start screen.

Financial software-as-a-service provider Xero might have plans to take on the world but it doesn't want to adopt the culture of a large corporate, according to Xero Australia managing director Chris Ridd.

When Microsoft rallies a point and half in one trading session and then attempts to rally nearly another two points in premarket trading the following day, one has to wonder if it is time to sell the news.