Microsoft reported that its flagship cloud computing business experienced a slowdown in growth amid constraints on data center supply.

Microsoft said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artif

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Beyond the headline numbers, investors focus heavily on growth for Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing business — and that came up short this time around. Microsoft reported 31% growth for Azure in constant currency.

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We continue to believe that Microsoft remains uniquely positioned to monetize the vast new AI opportunity across applications,” writes BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills.

Microsoft reported its fiscal second-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell, with investors focused on all things AI.

Microsoft has tested Wall Street's patience by plunking down huge amounts of cash in pursuit of profits from AI that have yet to satisfy investors.

Shares in Microsoft fell 5% in afterhours trading as the tech giant said its flagship cloud computing business experienced a slowdown in growth last quarter. The takeaways: The company’s overall revenue rose 12% to $69.

Microsoft posted strong Q2 2025 earnings, beating expectations with robust cloud and AI growth, though it faces challenges in maintaining its Cloud segment's rate of growth.

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Building and operating AI systems is costly, and Microsoft has said it plans to spend 80 billion dollars (£64.38 billion) this year as it expands its global network of energy-hungry computing centres and supplies them with specialised chips to train and run AI models.