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Microsoft $Microsoft(MSFT.US) continues to prove it is the undisputed powerhouse of the tech world, closing at $499.99 per share with a massive market cap of $3.71 trillion. The tech giant recently crushed its fiscal Q4 2026 earnings, posting a blowout $90.01 billion in quarterly revenue—up nearly 18% year-over-year—and a highly impressive adjusted EPS of $4.74. The real star of the show remains its Intelligent Cloud segment, headlined by Azure’s staggering 43% year-over-year growth. While other big tech companies struggle to prove their artificial intelligence investments are actually paying off, Microsoft is actively turning AI infrastructure into direct corporate profit, silencing skeptics and driving annual revenues to a historic $331.84 billion for fiscal 2026.

From a strategic standpoint, Microsoft’s immense financial health makes it one of the safest long-term bets in the market. The company is generating massive cash flows—averaging a 30% free cash flow margin—which easily funds its aggressive $41 billion quarterly capital expenditures into AI data centers without destabilizing its balance sheet. Trading at roughly 27.8x trailing earnings, the stock is priced reasonably for its dominant growth profile, especially with Wall Street firms like Citi raising their price targets to $600 following robust forward guidance. While heavy infrastructure spending and regulatory scrutiny over AI software represent minor near-term headwinds, Microsoft’s historic $678 billion in commercial remaining performance obligations secures a virtually ironclad revenue floor for years to come.

azure crossed 100b annualised and still grew 43%, and copilot is at 30m paid seats with net adds more than doubling. citi went to 600 from 570. added 15 shares monday, cleanest AI story on my screen 💪

Bank stocks continue the rally without any signs of stopping. Even when market opened lower yesterday, our 3 local banks managed to turn the tide and lead the reversal to eventually close higher for the day. I believe this is great for long term investors, but at the same time also expect the prices to drop back down in October when the trading board size decreases to increase trading volume.

The market-boosting effect of CPI is somewhat insignificant. The market is currently in a state of intense tug-of-war between bulls and bears. The anticipated quarterly earnings season has been suppressed all along. Will it simply fizzle out or wait for an outburst after the suppression? Let's wait and see.

June CPI came in lower than expected and the markets cheered slightly. Software stocks turned positive by closing while massive capital was flowing back into chips and memory stocks. However, I still hold a neutral stance as the macro risk is still very real. With companies starting to report earnings from the end of the month, I will be paying close attention to what they have to say.

I’m really pleased to see STI breaking new record. A large part of that has to do with the 3 big banks which are on fire. I’m not so sure if this has to do with the AI manufacturing story. The AI manufacturing related stocks (component suppliers) I hold are up one day and down the next.