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Bloomberg highlights three concrete corporate moves in a short stretch: Microsoft’s shares are rallying on renewed AI optimism, Walmart announced free prescription drugs for employees, and Apple is preparing to take foldable iPhone preorders. The clip matters because each item is a different kind of market signal, earnings and AI momentum for Microsoft, a cost-and-benefit change for Walmart’s labor pitch, and a product-cycle cue for Apple, so the same news cycle is nudging tech, retail, and healthcare cost narratives all at once.