Pakistan, July 31 -- Microsoft has officially crossed the $4 trillion market valuation mark, becoming the second company after Nvidia to achieve this milestone, thanks to a powerful earnings report and cloud-driven growth.

Following the announcement, Microsoft's shares jumped by 8% in after-hours trading, pushing its stock price above $553. The company's total market value now stands at an impressive $4.1 trillion.

This surge was fueled by a strong fourth-quarter performance, where the tech giant reported 18% revenue growth - its fastest in over three years - largely due to its Azure cloud platform.

For the first time, Microsoft disclosed actual Azure revenue, revealing $75 billion in cloud sales for fiscal 2025, up 34% from last year....