Microsoft on Thursday announced discounts for Windows Azure subscribers, based on their monthly financial commitments. The discounts are 20 percent, 23 percent or 27 percent, relative to pay-as-you-go ...

With Windows 10 now officially reaching the end of support, upgrading to Windows 11 has become a practical step rather than an optional one. Continued security updates and long-term system stability ...

WASHINGTON - Borrowing at the discount window, for decades a contingency to avoid at almost any cost, is no longer taboo. Really. Six months after the Federal Reserve Board made changes meant to ...

Change is coming to one of the Federal Reserve's oldest policy tools, but as the central bank's No. 2 official said, that is nothing new. In a two-part speech delivered Tuesday night and Wednesday ...

The discount window at the Federal Reserve allows banks to borrow money at an above-market rate in exchange for high-quality collateral. The facility is always available to use, but typically nobody ...

Mimicking the discounts it has been offering to consumers, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it will temporarily discount upgrades to Windows 7 Professional. Windows 7 Professional is the version aimed ...

In the past several weeks, banks have been taking out emergency loans from the Federal Reserve to ensure they can cover withdrawals from customers. In the week that ended Wednesday, banks tapped more ...

When banks are under financial stress, where do they turn for help? Many go to the Federal Reserve, which, through its discount window, serves as a "lender of last resort" for banks. Last month, the ...