Microsoft reported to be laying off nearly 1% of its headcount Share prices haven’t risen as much as key rivals Financial performance is still strong at Microsoft The technology industry is still grappling with ongoing financial challenges leading to widespread job losses,

Both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) saw strong growth in their cloud-computing business units in 2024. While Microsoft's Azure saw the higher revenue growth, it was Amazon's stock that outperformed in 2024.

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That said, 20% earnings growth is still impressive and is reason enough to own the stock, as long as it can be purchased at a fair price. Amazon currently trades at 36 times 2025 earnings, which is a bit pricey.

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Amazon and Microsoft saw some great surge in the year 2024, backed by the epic bull run at the US stock market, especially in the filed of technology. But, who will get the edge in 2025? Here' what we

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