According to @StockMKTNewz, CNBC reported that Microsoft stated via an emailed company statement that it has not lowered sales quotas for salespeople, contradicting an earlier report from The Information, as relayed by @StockMKTNewz. CNBC characterized the prior claim as incorrect based on Microsoft's emailed clarification, per @StockMKTNewz. For traders, this indicates Microsoft’s current sales quota policy remains unchanged per the company's statement relayed by CNBC via @StockMKTNewz. No direct cryptocurrency market impact was cited in CNBC’s report as referenced by @StockMKTNewz.

According to @StockMKTNewz, Microsoft has reportedly lowered its 2025 sales quotas for AI software, with the report attributed to The Information (source: @StockMKTNewz; The Information). MSFT shares traded about 2% lower in pre-market following the headline, indicating immediate market reaction to the AI sales outlook update (source: @StockMKTNewz). The report focuses on Microsoft’s enterprise AI software sales quotas and does not reference any direct cryptocurrency market impact (source: @StockMKTNewz; The Information).