{
  "id": 6648296,
  "title": "Look Very Hard at Microsoft and Alphabet as Rate Hike Fears Roil Markets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/look-very-hard-at-microsoft-and-alphabet-as-rate-hike-fears-roil",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-09T13:31:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/look-very-hard-microsoft-alphabet-133150416.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In recent AI-fueled quarters, Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) both outperformed expectations, with MSFT's Azure revenue surpassing $100 billion and GOOGL's Google Cloud growing by 82%. Despite 10-year Treasury yields nearing 4.78%, these tech giants showcased their resilience. Alphabet's free cash flow turned negative, and long-term debt nearly doubled to $98B, indicating higher sensitivity to interest rate hikes compared to Microsoft's cash-generating balance sheet. Microsoft's forward P/E of 28 appears premium, while GOOGL's P/E of 23 might be undervalued given its robust growth and cloud acceleration. The report highlights that Microsoft's financial stability and recurring revenue streams, such as Azure and 365 Copilot, make it a safer investment during rate hike uncertainties.",
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}