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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is starting to show measurable returns from its enormous AI build-out, with Azure demand remaining strong and Copilot adoption expanding. The next test is harder: whether rising utilization and improving efficiency can overcome massive capital spending, m

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Key PointsMicrosoft does not appear to have gained as much growth from its AI spending as some key peers have.

Key PointsRevenue hit $1.065 billion last quarter, up 166%, and 2026 guidance is now $3.9 billion to $4.2 billion.

Key PointsIn the past decade, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF grew investor capital by more than ninefold.

Key PointsBy 2030, artificial intelligence power demand could reach 945 terawatt-hours, double its 2024 level.

Key PointsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have thrived under Donald Trump, thanks in part to his favorable tax policy.

Key PointsForecasting an AI bubble continues to be popular among billionaire investors.

Key PointsThe asset-light business model has successfully improved margins and capital efficiency over time.

Key PointsRigetti Computing is a pure-play quantum computing developer, specializing in superconducting quantum systems.

Key PointsThe current bull market has been heavily driven by just a handful of megacap tech stocks.

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Key PointsCompetition, particularly from Alphabet's YouTube, has weighed on the stock.

Key PointsA $10,000 investment in Adobe back in October 2016 is worth around $22,300 today, against about $42,100 in an S&P 500 index fund.