{"id":533727,"date":"2026-07-05T05:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/533727\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:01:13","slug":"microsoft-msft-one-of-the-best-ai-and-technology-stocks-to-buy-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/533727\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft (MSFT): One of the Best AI and Technology Stocks to Buy Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Microsoft Corporation\u00a0(NASDAQ:<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/MSFT\" data-ylk=\"slk:MSFT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MSFT&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MSFT<\/a>) is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/12-best-ai-and-technology-stocks-to-buy-now-1794147\/?singlepage=1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Best%20AI%20and%20Technology%20Stocks%20to%20Buy%20Now.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Best AI and Technology Stocks to Buy Now.&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Best AI and Technology Stocks to Buy Now.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/12-best-ai-and-technology-stocks-to-buy-now-1794147\/?singlepage=1\" data-ylk=\"slk:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> <\/a>On June 25, CNBC reported that Microsoft Corporation\u00a0(NASDAQ:MSFT) will be increasing the price of Xbox game consoles. This comes after Apple announced an increase in prices for MacBooks and iPads. Starting August 1, Xbox Series S consoles, which have 512GB of storage, will increase by $100 to about $500. The models with 1TB will go up by $150.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/260654EBFB27A8FA83E3E1E758FB0A1D3AC5BC44A2F498187B6462FD81FE849C\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Finsidermonkey.com%2Fae3cb2a93ad8e5ddf6f94148e71f74b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Microsoft (MSFT): One of the Best AI and Technology Stocks to Buy Now\" height=\"538\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> Microsoft (MSFT): One of the Best AI and Technology Stocks to Buy Now           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The broader consumer electronics industry is feeling the brunt of increased memory prices because of strong demand for the components from AI chipmakers, added CNBC. Microsoft Corporation\u00a0(NASDAQ:MSFT) added that console storage and memory prices went up by over 2.5x, with the tech giant expecting another doubling by 2027 fall.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">CNBC noted that memory manufacturers, like Micron\u00a0and SK Hynix, have a limited capacity. Therefore, they give priority to high-bandwidth memory for AI infrastructure, like Nvidia&#8217;s GPUs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Microsoft Corporation\u00a0(NASDAQ:MSFT) is a global technology company that develops and sells a wide range of software, cloud services, devices, and business solutions, serving both individual users and enterprise customers worldwide.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-justify neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">While we acknowledge the potential of MSFT as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. 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