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Recently, Microsoft (MSFT) reached its highest stock price in a year , maintaining a steady upward trend. While other stocks in the Magnificent Seven (M7) group have seen negative returns, Microsoft has quietly but consistently climbed higher. Since the beginning of the year, MSFT has increased 13.6%, making it the second-best performing Big Tech stock after Meta (META). Key Driver of MSFT's Stock Growth – Azure's Dominance in the Cloud Market Microsoft's stock surge is not merely due to market sentiment but rather the company's strengthened position in the cloud industry . Azure, Microsoft's cloud platform, has been rapidly increasing its market share and closing the gap with AWS , its biggest competitor. In Q1 2025 , the global cloud market share stood at: Amazon AWS: 32% (still leading) Microsoft Azure: 23% (expanding rapidly) Google Cloud (GCP): 12% (growing but trailing) Azure's cloud revenue grew 33% year-over-year , regaining a 30% growth rat...

 Google dominates multiple industries, including search engines, YouTube, and cloud computing . However, its recent stock performance has been unusually weak compared to other major tech giants. The table below shows the YTD (year-to-date) and 1-year stock performance of S&P500, Nasdaq, and major Big Tech companies. Among companies that saw a decline, Amazon, Tesla, and Apple suffered due to their high exposure to China and the impact of Trump’s tariff policies. On the other hand, Google’s stock dropped in both YTD and 1-year metrics , making it one of the weakest performers among Big Tech. So, what’s causing this downward trend? 📉 Why Is Google’s Stock Underperforming? Several key factors are contributing to Google's weak stock performance: 1️⃣ Antitrust Lawsuits & Regulatory Risks Google holds around 90% of the global search engine market share , but its dominance has led to major antitrust lawsuits in the United States and the European Union . The U.S. Depart...