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CNBC's "Fast Money"

Microsoft Earnings Set Stage for Markets This Week, and Finding Opportunity Amid the Wreckage

CNBC's "Fast Money"

CNBC

Investing, News, Business

3.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Shares of Microsoft were on the move lower as the first big tech name to report earnings this quarter. What the results – and the move – mean for where stocks go this week. Plus another volatile day for the markets – the names our traders think may have been too unfairly punished. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Live in the Nasdaq Market sight overlooking New York City's Times Square.

0:05.0

This is Fast Money.

0:06.0

I'm Melissa Lee.

0:07.0

Tonight's Trader Line of Tim Seymour, Karen Feinermann, Bono and Ison and Jeff Mills.

0:10.0

Tonight on Fast, assessing the damage the tech trade taking on the chin again today.

0:15.0

The fall, fast and furious.

0:16.0

We are picking through the rubble straight ahead.

0:18.0

Plus, a metal mystery gold, barely budging in the recent market volatility.

0:22.0

So what gives the one chart that could explain it all?

0:25.0

And later pullback plays, four stocks down big.

0:28.0

That our traders say are beaten down buys.

0:30.0

We start off with the earnings alert on Microsoft shares.

0:33.0

Down about five percent following its fiscal second quarter report.

0:36.0

Our own Julia Borsen joined us now with the latest Julia.

0:40.0

Yeah, those Microsoft shares, sinking despite the fact that the company beat expectations on the top and bottom line with revenues growing 20% to 51.7 billion dollars.

0:51.0

The estimates were 50.9 billion, also growing earnings by 21% to $2.48.

0:58.0

That's 17 cents better than the analyst consensus.

1:02.0

But the stock, which has far outperformed the broader market, is down now nearly 5%.

1:08.0

Now, even including this after hours decline, Microsoft says still up about 19% over the past 12 months.

1:15.0

But the decline right now seems to be because the company didn't show the kind of beat that many analysts had been hoping for.

1:22.0

Now, 93% of analysts did have a buy rating going into earnings.

1:27.0

Microsoft's Azure Cloud Division reported 46% growth.

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