Microsoft’s Office 365 price increase could be $5B boost for its business, analyst estimates

Microsoft’s Office 365 price increase could be $5B boost for its business, analyst estimates

Microsoft photo An upcoming Microsoft 365 business software subscription price hike announced this week promises to boost business by up to $ 5 billion annually, an analyst predicts. Microsoft plans to increase the price of its business software subscriptions, including the Office 365 core suite, starting March 1, 2022. The company calls it “the first … Read more

Stocks Drop for a Third Day as Inflation Concerns Increase

Stocks Drop for a Third Day as Inflation Concerns Increase

Here’s what you need to know: Stocks on Wall Street dropped for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as new data on consumer prices added to investors’ concerns that inflation could upend the Federal Reserve’s efforts to keep interest rates low to bolster the economy. The S&P 500 fell 2.1 percent, pushing its losses this … Read more

Covid-19: U.S. Vaccinations Increase, but Virus Continues to Spread

Covid-19: U.S. Vaccinations Increase, but Virus Continues to Spread

Here’s what you need to know: A Covid-19 vaccination clinic in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.Credit…Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press, via Associated Press The nation has hit a precarious point in the pandemic, as coronavirus cases — significantly down since peaks in January — have plateaued this month to about 55,000 new cases a day, a … Read more