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Microsoft users reported outages for Azure and 365 services a week after many customers of Amazon Web Services suffered hours of downtime. Source link

Alphabet is set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday. Source link

Meta will report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday and investors will be watching for any signs that it will increase spending on artificial intelligence. Source link

Paramount Skydance told employees on Wednesday it was beginning a round of layoffs. Source link

Fiserv said it will move its stock from the NYSE to the Nasdaq next month, where it will trade under the ticker symbol “FISV.” Source link

Workers are spooked as firms declare AI-driven layoffs, but some critics say the current reductions may be a “market clearance” due to overhiring. Source link

Saudi’s economy minister told CNBC the country was “reprioritizing a little bit towards sectors that need it the most.” Source link

Refinance demand, which is most sensitive to interest rate changes, jumped 9% for the week and was 111% higher than the same week one year ago. Source link

The fund, the largest of its kind in the world, said its value grew 854 billion Norweigan kroner in the third, powered by strong equities gains. Source link

India is looking to cut electronic component imports, and has approved the first set of manufacturing projects under its $2.7 billion incentive scheme. Source link