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India's Eros Now ties up with Microsoft's Azure platform

September 19, 2019 6:52 AM EDT

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Eros Now said on Thursday it is tying up with Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to host and stream its digital video offerings, in a boost to the U.S. software giant's push to expand in the Indian market.

As part of the tie-up, Microsoft will build an online video platform for the Bollywood production house, which will offer interactive voice search features in multiple Indian regional languages.

"AI and intelligent cloud tools will be the next drivers of the media business and will impact... More

Microsoft (MSFT) IV flat into announcing a new $40B buyback and raising its dividend by 11%

September 19, 2019 4:11 AM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) September call option implied volatility is at 20, October is at 21; compared to its 52-week range of 16 to 44 into announcing a new $40B buyback and raising its dividend by 11%. Call put ratio 1.7 calls to 1 put.

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After-Hours Movers 09/18: (MDR) (CBPO) (SPLK) Higher; (VBIV) (PRVB) (X) Lower (more...)

September 18, 2019 6:08 PM EDT

After-Hours Movers:

McDermott (NYSE: MDR) 10.2% HIGHER; bounces after 63% intra-day drop

VBI Vaccines Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIV) 10.8% LOWER; announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of its common shares. VBI also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number of common shares offered in the public offering. The offering is subject to market and other conditions and there can be no assurance... More

Microsoft approves $40 billion share repurchase program

September 18, 2019 4:13 PM EDT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) said on Wednesday its board had approved a new share repurchase program of up to $40 billion and raised its quarterly dividend.

The company's shares rose 1.3% to $140.35 in after-market trading.

Microsoft, which said it would hold its... More

Options expected to have increasing volume on September 19: MSFT RH NAV AAPL MDR

September 18, 2019 4:11 PM EDT

Options expected to have increasing volume on September 19: MSFT RH NAV AAPL MDR

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Microsoft (MSFT) Raises Quarterly Dividend 10.9% to $0.51; Approves $40 Billion Buyback

September 18, 2019 4:06 PM EDT

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.51 per share, or $2.04 annualized. This is a 10.9% increase from the prior dividend of $0.46.

The dividend will be payable on December 12, 2019, to stockholders of record on November 21, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of November 20, 2019.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.5 percent.

The board of directors also approved a... More

Adobe's fourth-quarter forecast, marketing software unit disappoint

September 17, 2019 4:14 PM EDT

(Reuters) - Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) on Tuesday gave a tepid current-quarter revenue forecast and said that bookings in its newly acquired marketing software unit were growing slower than expected, sending shares nearly 3% in after-market trading.

The company bought marketing software firm Marketo for $4.75 billion last year, adding business-to-business marketing applications to its creative tools.

Adobe is best known for its content... More