{
  "id": 7341744,
  "title": "‘Whoever Wins, AI Wins’: Trump Brushes Aside Slowdown Calls as Ex-Senator Demands an AI IPO Freeze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/whoever-wins-ai-wins-trump-brushes-aside-slowdown-calls-as-ex-senator",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:13:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/whoever-wins-ai-wins-trump-151343225.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the AI industry faces calls for a slowdown, major players like Microsoft and Azure show strong financial performance. Microsoft's commercial backlog surged 84% to $678 billion, and Azure crossed the $100 billion annual revenue mark, contributing to market indifference towards AI safety concerns. Progress fell by 5%, while Sherwin-Williams dropped by 12% in the past year, amid housing starts declining by 12% and consumer sentiment hitting a recessionary level of 55. President Trump echoed the sentiment by stating, \"Whoever wins, AI wins,\" contrasting with calls from ex-Senator Joe Manchin for an executive order freezing AI IPOs until federal safeguards are established. Analysts have compiled a list of the top 10 stocks to buy, with Microsoft not included in the list. Housing starts are down by 12.4% month-over-month, and consumer sentiment stands at 55.2, below the recessionary threshold of 60.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Microsoft's commercial backlog surges 84% to $678 billion",
    "Azure hits $100 billion annual revenue mark",
    "Joe Manchin demands AI IPO freeze until federal safeguards"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}