Microsoft is positioned to benefit as companies migrate to its Windows 10 operating system, but analysts project slowing growth in the Azure cloud business.
Azure remains a catalyst for growth at the company even though the rate of expansion is slowing.
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, smiles at a meeting of the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2017.will issue results from its fiscal second quarter after the close of trading on Wednesday.$1.32 per share, excluding certain items, as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.Microsoft shares have been on a steady rise, jumping 63% in the past year, propelled by growth in the company's Azure public cloud business and Office 365 productivity suite.
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