The Index #0000 · 29 October 2026
Week of 29 October 2026
One on Warning, eleven Calm. Every rating is the published rule applied to the sources listed.
What moved
Microsoft → Warning — offered buyouts to 60,000 employees, equating to approximately 25% of its global workforce, including some executives [apnews.com, geekwire.com].
Warning
Microsoft
Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 workers as part of cost-cutting measures [bloomberg.com]. The voluntary exit programme covers approximately 25% of its global workforce, including some executives [geekwire.com]. Separately, Microsoft is to report earnings after market close amid ongoing job cuts and a new cash-flow evaluation [cnbc.com].
Watch
No companies are rated Watch this week.
Barclays, American Express, HSBC, Meta, Oracle, Amazon, Netflix, eBay, Coinbase, Cloudflare, and Intuit are all rated Calm.