Bloomberg Microsoft Corp reported quarterly sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates for a ninth straight quarter, lifted by booming cloud-computing demand. This time, investors weren’t satisfied. Sales in the period ended March 31 rise to $41.7 billion, the Redmond, Washington-based software maker said in a statement. That compared with the $41.1 billion average estimate of analysts polled by Bloomberg. …

Bloomberg Twitter Inc tumbled 13% after the social media company posted a sluggish start to the year in its advertising business and gave a disappointing revenue forecast, a sign the social media service hasn’t fully capitalized on the digital advertising boom amid the pandemic like companies such as Facebook Inc. and Google. Sales were slow during the first months of …

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp.’s global sales in March rise to a record, as the automaker’s ability to keep churning out vehicles amid a global shortage of chips puts the company in prime position to capitalise on a resurgence in demand for cars. Toyota’s global sales in March rise 44% to 982,912 units, a record for a single month, the company …