Microsoft posts strong Q2 results driven by cloud growth

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft said Wednesday its revenue reached 81.3 billion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, up 17 percent year on year, driven by a strong growth in its cloud computing business.

The company's GAAP net income for the quarter stood at about 38.5 billion dollars, a 60 percent increase from the same period last year, according to its financial report. Microso