Microsoft Shares

Microsoft shares fall 3 percent, struggles with Windows, currency pressure

Microsoft on Monday reported a fall in its quarterly profit that was in line with Wall Street forecasts, as sluggish personal computer sales dampened demand for Windows software and the company struggled with the impact of the strong U.S. dollar.

Microsoft will pay $140 million fine for tax evasion to China

China has levied about $140 million in back taxes from Microsoft in the first major case concerning cross-border tax evasion in the country.

Microsoft shares flirt with dotcom-boom levels on iPad app report

Microsoft profit up 17 percent, shares jump

Microsoft Corp said its fiscal first-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 17 percent, as strong sales of its Office and server software to businesses...

Microsoft shares hit by biggest sell-off since 2000

Microsoft Corp shares fell more than 12 percent on Friday, their biggest plunge in 13 years, a day after the software company...

Microsoft CEO defends its innovation record, financial results

Microsoft Corp  Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended his company's record on innovation and financial performance at the annual shareholders'

Microsoft profit falls as PC sales shrink

Microsoft Corp said its fiscal first-quarter profit fell on Thursday, hurt by a dip in computer sales running its Windows operating system and the deferral ...

Microsoft reports first loss in 26 years

US computing giant Microsoft has reported the first unprofitable quarter since it became a public company in 1986 after it wrote down the value ...

Possible loss looms in Microsoft's fiscal 4Q

A flopped acquisition may lump Microsoft with the first loss in its 26-year history as a public company when the software maker releases its latest quarterly

Microsoft to buy display maker Perceptive Pixel

Microsoft Corp will buy Perceptive Pixel Inc, a six-year-old developer of large touchscreen displays whose customers include cable network CNN, ...