Microsoft Pledges to Put ‘Call of Duty’ on Nintendo Switch If Activision Deal Is Approved
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Tech Boom Ends as Companies From Amazon to Meta Adjust to Turbulent Times
A week of earnings by big technology companies has been a rout for investors, as recession fears and the strong...
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Draws Further Scrutiny From U.K. Watchdog
The U.K.’s competition regulator said it would escalate its investigation into whether Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT 0.09% planned acquisition of Activision...
Videogame Companies Face Slowdown as People Spend Less on Gaming
The videogame industry is seeing a sharp slowdown in growth as people are going out again after a pandemic-fueled spurt...
Activision Blizzard Profit Slumps as Sales Shrink
The videogame publisher’s adjusted per-share earnings slipped from the year-ago period but met analysts’ estimates. Photo: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News Activision...
Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week
A little more than one-third of S&P 500, or 175 companies, are scheduled to report earnings in the coming week,...
Netflix Partners With Microsoft for New Advertising-Backed Option
Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.21% said it chose Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.37% to help launch a low-cost, advertising-supported streaming plan, a...
Micron Issues Muted Sales Forecast On Demand Weakness
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology issued a subdued revenue outlook, spooking investors even as it reported a strong rise in earnings...
Amazon to Close Kindle Bookstore in China
HONG KONG— Amazon. AMZN 1.23% com Inc. is closing its Kindle digital bookstore in China and has halted sales of...
The Tech Crash Could Be a Talent Bonanza for Big Tech
Apple, Amazon, AMZN 3.66% Microsoft, Google and Facebook FB 1.83% parent Meta Platforms have spent years battling for engineers and...
Microsoft Slows Some Hiring Amid Economic Uncertainty
Microsoft said it would be slowing down some of its hiring, making it the latest tech giant to become more...
Airbnb to Quit China Business as Harsh Lockdowns, Competition Weigh on Demand
Airbnb Inc. ABNB 0.65% plans to close its domestic business in China after harsh Covid-19 lockdowns compounded the pain from...
WSJ News Exclusive | Broadcom in Advanced Talks to Buy VMware
Broadcom is in advanced talks to buy VMware according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what...
Remote Workers Don’t Want to Go Back to the Office
Some of the economy’s most in-demand employees are about to find out how much power they have over where and...
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Could Walk Away With More Than $500 Million After Microsoft Deal
In a securities filing Friday, Activision said Mr. Kotick would receive $14.4 million in severance if he is terminated or...
Amazon Posts First Quarterly Loss Since 2015 as Costs, Rivian Stake Weigh on Results
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 4.65% posted its first quarterly loss in seven years, a result that reflected broad economic trends related...
Alphabet Earnings Show Slowing Sales Growth on Digital-Ad Tumult
Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG -3.04% posted slower sales growth as global economic turmoil disrupted digital advertising spending.The company said...
Activision Blizzard Names Two Women to Its Board
Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI -0.02% said it is moving to add two women to its board of directors, months after...
How Microsoft Became Washington’s Favorite Tech Giant
When a congressional committee was preparing to publicly interrogate the CEOs of four tech giants in 2020, Microsoft Corp. President...
U.S. Economy Grew Modestly Amid Omicron Surge, Fed Beige Book Says
The U.S. economy grew at a modest to moderate pace from mid-January through early February as the Omicron variant of...
