Microsoft Corp

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Nov 15, 2024

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• DJ Review & Preview: Techs Tank S&P Payouts -- Barron's, from 9:30PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:30PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, META, GOOG
  
  By Andrew Bary
  
  Yield is rapidly disappearing from the S&P 500 index as tech stocks, whose payouts are tiny relative to their prices, make up a record share of the index. At Friday's close, the dividend yield on the S&P 500 stood at 1.27%, based on payments made over the past 12 months. Early in the week, the index topped 6000 for the first time, a record.
  

• DJ How Jensen Huang Built Nvidia Into the King of AI -- Barron's, from 9:30PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:30PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG
  
  There were several more near-death experiences. But each time, amid the stress and the pressure, the company learned from its mistakes. It retained a core of die-hard employees, many of whom remain in the fold to this day. Of course, there were also people who didn't stay, requiring the company to integrate new hires. "Every single time, somebody left, and every single time we picked ourselves up. We healed the company into existence," he said.
  

• DJ In Defense of AI Spending -- Barron's, from 9:30PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:30PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, META, VRT
  
  To be sure, AI's early profits won't be evenly spread around the market. The arms dealers in the AI race remain the best way to play the opportunity, with three stocks particularly well positioned: Nvidia, cooling specialist Vertiv, and cloud provider Oracle.
  

• DJ How Techs Tanked the S&P 500 Dividend Yields -- Barrons.com, from 9:16PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones

  9:16PM ET on Friday Nov 15, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, META, GOOG
  
  By Andrew Bary
  
  Yield is rapidly disappearing from the S&P 500 index as tech stocks, whose payouts are tiny relative to their prices, make up a record share of the index. At Friday's close, the dividend yield on the S&P 500 stood at 1.27%, based on payments made over the past 12 months. Early in the week, the index topped 6000 for the first time, a record.