Cisco's stock pops 17% on surging AI orders, as company says it's cutting almost 4,000 jobs
Cisco's AI story has finally started resonating with Wall Street, with the stock hitting a record late last year and continuing to rally in 2026.

Cisco's AI story has finally started resonating with Wall Street, with the stock hitting a record late last year and continuing to rally in 2026.
In the most divisive vote ever for a Fed chair, Warsh, 56, won confirmation to take over for Jerome Powell.
Cerebras raised $5.55 billion in its IPO, and with the chipmaker's offering, investors are gearing up for some even bigger AI deals later this year.
Asia markets traded mixed ahead of closely watched Trump-Xi summit on trade, tariffs and technology restrictions.
Can Japan be a major player in the international defense sector, like its neighbor South Korea?
Kevin Warsh received the fewest votes of any Fed chair in history. Will it cripple him?
The president landed in the Chinese capital for a highly anticipated summit with Xi Jinping.
Top Microsoft executives testified in Musk v. Altman this week, spelling out concerns they had in the early days of the partnership with OpenAI.
The producer price index was expected to increase 0.5% in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
Mortgage rates continued to climb higher, but stronger homebuyer demand helped to keep mortgage applications in positive territory.
President Donald Trump and lawmakers are eyeing federal gas tax relief, but opponents contend a pause wouldn't help consumers and could harm roads.
Chinese stocks, ETFs and related themes posted some of the biggest rallies in months.
Musk has accused Altman and another OpenAI co-founder of trying to "steal a charity"
Mortgage rates surged to the highest level since March in reaction to two hotter-than-expected inflation reports.
U.S. beer sales slump as higher gas prices squeeze consumers, with convenience stores and high-fuel-cost states with higher-cost fuel seeing the sharpest declines.
Allegiant CEO Greg Anderson said leisure travel demand is still strong despite higher fuel prices.
The rise of increasingly sophisticated AI models is putting pressure on cybersecurity teams to step up their defenses for newer and faster cyberattacks.
Starmer's leadership is under pressure, sparking concern in the bond market.
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
The company is working on space-based interceptors for Trump's $185 billion Golden Dome defense system
Traders also think it is likely that the president will talk about Iran, despite his comments that the U.S. doesn't need China's help in resolving the war.
Amazon introduced Alexa for Shopping, an e-commerce bot that can answer queries and take actions on behalf of users
If you've been watching the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), you know the yellow metal has been consolidating and appears to be bouncing off its 150-day moving average (support).
The magnitude of the A.I. capital spending boom is historic and the dollar values are staggering.