Microsoft’s Cloud Trip Is No Free Ride

The software giant’s business shift has weighed down gross margins   By DAN GALLAGHER July 17, 2016 12:31 p.m. ET For Microsoft, shifting its business to the cloud has been the right decision—albeit an expensive one.   READ...

Chip Makers and Suppliers Face Shifting Markets

Semiconductor industry looks to new technologies for growth amid slowdown in PCs and smartphones   SAN FRANCISCO—Semiconductor makers and their suppliers are scrambling as smartphones and personal computers ebb as dependable drivers of sales growth. Their...