Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending

October 28, 2026 · 8:37 pm 1 sources

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• Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending
  The New York Times · October 28, 2026 20:37
  The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.