Microsoft stock has been a millionaire maker for decades, with a stock split-adjusted IPO price of $0.14, which means that at today's stock price around $480, the stock is up about 506,200%. That would have turned a $1,000 investment at Microsoft's initial public offering into about $5.4 million today, including dividends and stock splits. In the past month, Microsoft acquired AI firm Osmos, committed $17.5 billion to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in India,
For instance, Meta Platforms closed the third quarter with 3.54 billion daily active users and $51.2 billion in revenue. That comes to $14.46 per daily active user. Meanwhile, Snap closed the quarter with 477 million daily active users and $1.51 billion in revenue, which comes to $3.14 per user. Both companies grew their daily active users by 8% year over year.
A new study by proprietary trading firm Tradeify has revealed that Ford's Jim Farley created the most significant positive impact on stock price among major CEOs, with shares rising 77% above market performance following his appointment. The analysis examined stock performance six months before and after CEO appointments, adjusted against S&P 500 performance during the same period.
This year, the company announced it would acquire production facilities from bankrupt electric truck maker Nikola, as well as management changes, including the chief executive stepping down and the chief operating officer becoming interim CEO. Actor Timothée Chalamet was named its first-ever Global Brand Ambassador, and Lucid made a robotaxi deal with Uber. Lucid effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, and it announced a major collaboration with AI chipmaker Nvidia Corp. ( NASDAQ: NVDA).