Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending
The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.
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The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.
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The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/technology/microsoft-earnings-ai.html