Microsoft data suggests using AI is more expensive than hiring people - Yahoo Finance
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Microsoft's own data and Uber's COO are publicly questioning AI ROI, with Uber burning through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months with no clear return. This narrative, if it spreads to other enterprise reporters, could compress AI-infrastructure multiple premiums and revive 'AI bubble' discourse heading into Q2 earnings season.
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↓ SHORT-4% target+3% stop2-3 weeks, into next major earnings or macro catalyst
Short MSFT near-term as AI ROI skepticism goes mainstream — the stock carries a fat AI-hype premium that a consensus narrative shift could deflate before earnings.