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Microsoft reported a quarterly profit of $16.43 billion, or $2.20 per share. Excluding one-time items, such as $800 million in severance payments to laid-off workers, Microsoft earned $2.32 per share,

Compared to the end of the second quarter of last year, this figure has improved by 282 billion euros, while compared to the end of the third quarter of 2021,

The Dow Jones fell 0.76 percent to 33,044 points, and the S&P 500 fell at the same rate and slipped to 3,898 points. The Nasdaq index fell 0.96 percent to

The Dollar Index (DXY) follows the dollar versus six other currencies. At 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT) it traded 0.1% lower at 101.965, just over the seven-month low of 101.77 seen