Microsoft pops 9% after earnings beat, on pace for best day in 5 years

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaking on CNBC's "Squawk Box" outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025.Microsoft shares popped 9% Thursday after the software giant issued strong guidance, and robust cloud growth drove a top-and-bottom line beat in the third quarter.Shares are on pace for their best day since March 2020.Azure revenues topped estimates, growing 33% year over year. Microsoft attributed 16 points of that growth to artificial intelligence. Analysts polled by St ...