Microsoft Profits Jump 31% as Azure Cloud Sales Surpass $100 Billion

Microsoft’s Azure grew 43% and passed $100bn for the year, its backlog hit $678bn, and the stock rose 2%. But AI capital spending keeps climbing.

Meta’s revenue rose 28% to $60.8bn, but profit fell 14% and free cash flow collapsed 91% to $784m as its AI build-out costs climbed. The stock dropped.