MicroStrategy Inc.’s Michael Saylor may soon have almost as many common shares at his disposal to help fund the company’s Bitcoin buying spree as market behemoths Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. have outstanding.

Amazon.com Inc. is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programs, a move that coincides with activist pressure on US companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce.

Some less-loved sectors of US equities are taking the lead in driving the market higher to start 2025, as lofty valuations and slowing profit growth dull the appeal of the technology giants that fueled much of last year’s strength.

Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella discussed AI and cybersecurity during a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, becoming the latest tech industry chieftain to make overtures to the new administration.

Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are each donating $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining the roster of technology companies shelling out to back the incoming US president’s festivities later this month.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s chief will not be attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, skipping a high-profile ceremony likely to feature a panoply of tech industry luminaries.

Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American salaried workers are being ordered back to the office Monday through Thursday starting in September, becoming the latest company to require more employees to show up regularly at their desks.