Microsoft’s market value crossed $4 trillion following better-than-expected earnings in Q2 (April–June). The tech giant reported a 24% increase in profit to $27.23 billion and an 18% rise in revenue to $76.44 billion. Cloud services, particularly Azure, grew 39%, boosting server and cloud revenue by 27%. Office, LinkedIn, and search advertising also contributed to growth. Despite strong core performance, Microsoft incurred $1.71 billion in non-core expenses, including losses from equity investments like OpenAI.