WEBVTT - Microsoft Slides, CrowdStrike Dips, Macy's Falls After Profit Forecast 

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio News, The Stock Movers Report,

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<v Speaker 1>at some of the stocks on the move today.

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<v Speaker 2>A Paul Sweeney alongside Normal Linda and we're joined by

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<v Speaker 2>Bloomberg's Needs us so, COVID they needs. What are you

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<v Speaker 2>looking at? Let's start with Microsoft. It's been the big

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<v Speaker 2>story of the morning, shares for sliding after The Information

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<v Speaker 2>reported that the software maker has lowered expectations for getting

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<v Speaker 2>business customers to spend money on AI. Now, just recently

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<v Speaker 2>we said we have Microsoft's response. The company says it

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<v Speaker 2>has not lowered sales quotas or targets for salespeople. Yet

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<v Speaker 2>the stock is still down about one point seven percent.

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<v Speaker 2>It fell as much as three percent in earlier trading,

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<v Speaker 2>so definitely seeing.

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<v Speaker 1>Some relief there.

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<v Speaker 2>The ticker, of course as MSFT. The report says that

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<v Speaker 2>several divisions of Microsoft will have lowered the quotas. There

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<v Speaker 2>was one very interesting number, for example, for their product

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<v Speaker 2>Calde Foundry. Salespeople had increased customer spending about fifty percent.

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<v Speaker 2>In the last piece fiscal quarter, but fewer than one

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<v Speaker 2>fifth of the salespeople actually met those targets. So now

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<v Speaker 2>that goal is about twenty five percent growth, so they

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<v Speaker 2>slashed it in house. Obviously, you don't have much information

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<v Speaker 2>about how this is working on all the divisions, and

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<v Speaker 2>Microsoft at the moment is saying it's not true, but

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<v Speaker 2>it speaks to that question. Everyone has been asking, especially

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<v Speaker 2>since October, about the price of all those deals that

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<v Speaker 2>are happening all the time, and companies have been spending

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<v Speaker 2>massively on chip servers other expenses, and investors are starting

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<v Speaker 2>to punish some of that spending, or at least to

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<v Speaker 2>look at it with a more cotient side. Yep, that's

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely the case.

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<v Speaker 1>What else we got we have?

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<v Speaker 2>CrowdStrike shares are down about two percent. It's interesting because

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<v Speaker 2>the Soultware Company has the pretty strong third quarter results. Anlysts,

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<v Speaker 2>we're pretty excited about their annual recurring revenue number. That said,

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<v Speaker 2>they're debating the outlook, so potentially we're seeing some of

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<v Speaker 2>the downside from there. The ticker is CRWD. The company

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<v Speaker 2>erased its fiscal twenty twenty six guidance, signaling resilient demand

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<v Speaker 2>for the company's expanding portfoliotificial intelligence. Of course, this has

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<v Speaker 2>been a big ear for cybersecurity. Corporations have been facing

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<v Speaker 2>so much stread and another thing with the growth of

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<v Speaker 2>AI is that those campaigns are getting more sophisticated, so

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<v Speaker 2>companies are spending more and more. That said, ever Core

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<v Speaker 2>said the results were solid and broadly consistent with last

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<v Speaker 2>quarter narrative, but there is no meaningful upside surprise. So

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<v Speaker 2>perhaps with the whole AI climate, that's why investors are

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<v Speaker 2>not seeing being too euphoric about the stock. Yeah shares

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<v Speaker 2>with that company up about forty seven percent of our

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<v Speaker 2>year today.

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<v Speaker 1>You've also got your eyes on Macy's.

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<v Speaker 2>What's going on. It's an interesting case. The company sort

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<v Speaker 2>in earlier training and now it's actually down. The ticker

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<v Speaker 2>is m Shares the client after its profit forecast for

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<v Speaker 2>the current quarter disappointed investors over showing a solid lead

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<v Speaker 2>up to the holiday seasons. Despite posting better than expected results,

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<v Speaker 2>the company pointed to potential for soft demand. We're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>this kind of a case shape recovery again. They're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>not so much remain from low income shoppers, but then

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<v Speaker 2>the mid and upper income are stepping in. They've snapped

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<v Speaker 2>the fashionable styles despite higher prices. That's what the company

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<v Speaker 2>is saying. Macy has been increasing prices on some items

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<v Speaker 2>because of obviously higher tires has been one big thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and the company is up about thirty four percent this

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<v Speaker 2>year before the earnings results, so it's been doing well.

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<v Speaker 2>But today definitely some coshent from investors.

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