Wall Street opens: Nasdaq outpaces Dow, with AI hardware stocks in the lead

U.S. stocks saw a mixed start on Monday, as the Nasdaq rose 0.21% and the S&P 500 edged up 0.06%, while the Dow slipped 0.13%. At the open, the Nasdaq-Dow difference stood at 0.34 percentage point.

17 August 2026

Dow Futures Slip 68 Points as Price-Weight Math Shows an $11 Basket Move

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 68 points before Friday's open. The move was just 0.1%, but the index's unusual price weighting makes the point total look larger than the underlying basket pressure.

14 August 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market

Cisco Shares Slide 8% as Margin Pressure Erodes Most of Revenue Upside

Cisco Systems, Inc. shares declined by 8.4% on Thursday despite reporting record revenue and offering guidance that surpassed forecasts. Market participants turned their attention to the expenses linked to Cisco’s expansion in artificial intelligence.

14 August 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Jones Underperforms S&P 500 by 0.6 Point; Cisco Weakness Highlights Price-Weighted Index Effect

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 96 points on Thursday as the S&P 500 touched an intraday record high. The divergence was driven by index construction, not widespread risk-off sentiment.

13 August 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market

Cisco Shares Fall 6% in Premarket as Margin Pressure Wipes $29 Billion

Cisco Systems, Inc. dropped 6.0% to $116.40 ahead of Thursday’s session. Strong AI order levels and a yearly outlook above expectations failed to ease worries over gross margin trends.

13 August 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco stock (CSCO) under pressure as AI revenue goal lifted to $7.5 billion, raising margin concerns

Cisco Systems, Inc. increased its fiscal 2027 AI revenue forecast to $7.5 billion following a quarterly earnings beat. Shares climbed 3.2% in Wednesday's regular trading ahead of the announcement.

12 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco stock (CSCO) up 2.5% ahead of earnings, $34 billion swing expected

Cisco Systems gained 2.5% on Wednesday, ahead of its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. At 15:45 EDT, the stock was trading at $123.40, with the quote reported as delayed and preliminary.

12 August 2026

Earnings·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco shares fall after earnings highlight $3.7 billion AI order surge

Cisco Systems, Inc. dropped 1.75% to $120.43 on Tuesday. Traders anticipate a much bigger shift after earnings on Wednesday. Options are pricing in an approximate 7% move by Friday, equating to around $33 billion based on Cisco’s $474.67 billion market capitalization.

12 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Reaches 58% Rally; Company Now Confronts AI Conversion Challenge

U.S. markets are shut for the weekend. Cisco Systems, Inc. heads into its Wednesday earnings with limited space for just a standard beat. Shares finished Friday at $121.43, gaining 4.7% over the week. The stock still stands 6.9% under its record high from June 4.

8 August 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Dow posts strongest weekly gain since April as price weighting obscures widespread Friday rally

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday up by 151.42 points at 54,036.52, rising 0.28% on the day and closing out the week with a 2.96% gain. U.S. cash equities markets are shut over the weekend.

7 August 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:CAT·NYSE:V·Stock Market

Dow exceeds 54,000, with Caterpillar and Goldman contributing roughly 60% of surge

Dow Jones surpasses 54,000 for first time, Caterpillar leads surge

NEW YORK, August 4, 2026, 16:09 EDT – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 54,000 for the first time, boosted in part by Caterpillar, which contributed roughly a third of the session’s gains.

4 August 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:CAT·NYSE:GS·Stock Market

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) drops $4.32 in short week, dividend in focus

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) Rises 4.1 Points Ahead of Nasdaq; Thin Volume Questions Rally Strength

Cisco Systems closed Friday at $114.17, marking its fourth consecutive advance. The share price climbed 2.0% over the past week, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 2.1%.

26 July 2026

NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) drops $15B as insider sales highlight premium

Arista Networks, Inc. wiped out $15 billion in market cap after insiders announced plans to sell. The sales put the stock's premium in the spotlight. New York, July 15, 2026, 14:06 EDT

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco Selloff Puts $9 Billion AI Order Goal Under a Fourth-Quarter Test

Cisco Systems, Inc. slid 4.5% on Wednesday, sharpening an investor question created by its own artificial-intelligence targets: can record orders from hyperscalers, the largest cloud operators, turn into enough sales and profit to support a roughly $445 billion market value? Cisco booked $5.3 billion of AI infrastructure orders from those customers through fiscal third-quarter 2026 and must add about $3.7 billion in the final quarter to reach its $9 billion full-year goal, nearly twice the prior quarter’s $1.9 billion.

15 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·NYSE:HPE·Stock Market·Technology

Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap

Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Dell Technologies and Cisco Systems lost about $232 billion in combined market value during Monday's regular U.S. session. Meanwhile, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms picked up a net $6 billion. That left a valuation gap of roughly $238 billion as of 1:52 p.m. EDT.

13 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:CSCO·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:HOOD·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:DELL·Stock Market

Arista Networks Added $34B in Value This Week—But There’s a Twist in the Numbers

Arista Networks, Inc. ended Friday at $186.96, up 16.9% from July 2. That price lifts its market cap to $238.1 billion, an increase of about $34.4 billion, assuming no change in share count. That gain is nearly three times Arista’s forecast for 2026 revenue, which stands at $11.5 billion. U.S. markets did not open Saturday.

11 July 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco Stock Rallies 8%, Adds 51 Dow Points But Trails Arista

Cisco Systems, Inc. closed Friday at $121.31, up 2.5%. The stock climbed 7.6% since July 2, adding $8.62 and about 51 points to the Dow. That helped limit the Dow’s 263-point drop for the week, a decline of 0.5%. U.S. markets stayed shut Saturday.

11 July 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Jones Today: Two Stocks Drive Gains

The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved higher midday Thursday, with most of the push coming from Cisco Systems and Goldman Sachs Group flexing more weight than the broader index move pointed to.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:GS·Stock Market

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) drops $4.32 in short week, dividend in focus

Cisco Systems, Inc. heads into the week with only a minor dividend and faces another price test. U.S. equity markets were closed Friday for the Independence Day holiday observed on July 3. The NYSE has July 3, 2026, listed as the Independence Day market holiday.

4 July 2026

Dividends·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

After hours: chip names slide but rest of US market is quiet

U.S. stock ETF proxies slipped in after-hours trade Wednesday, but losses were lighter than the chip selloff during the main session. SPY last changed hands at $744.85, off 0.12%. QQQ traded at $724.24, down 0.13%. DIA was down 0.13% to $521.72 near 7:52 p.m. ET, according to Investing.com. Nasdaq’s after-hours session runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET.

2 July 2026

ASX:S32·NASDAQ:CMCSA·NASDAQ:CSCO·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:PYPL·NASDAQ:SMCI·NYSE:AA·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:NKE·NYSE:T·Stock Market

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Dow Futures Slip 68 Points as Price-Weight Math Shows an $11 Basket Move

Cisco Shares Slide 8% as Margin Pressure Erodes Most of Revenue Upside

Dow Jones Underperforms S&P 500 by 0.6 Point; Cisco Weakness Highlights Price-Weighted Index Effect

Cisco Shares Fall 6% in Premarket as Margin Pressure Wipes $29 Billion

Cisco stock (CSCO) under pressure as AI revenue goal lifted to $7.5 billion, raising margin concerns

Cisco stock (CSCO) up 2.5% ahead of earnings, $34 billion swing expected

Cisco shares fall after earnings highlight $3.7 billion AI order surge

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Reaches 58% Rally; Company Now Confronts AI Conversion Challenge

Dow posts strongest weekly gain since April as price weighting obscures widespread Friday rally

Dow Jones surpasses 54,000 for first time, Caterpillar leads surge

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) Rises 4.1 Points Ahead of Nasdaq; Thin Volume Questions Rally Strength

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) drops $15B as insider sales highlight premium

Cisco Selloff Puts $9 Billion AI Order Goal Under a Fourth-Quarter Test

Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap

Arista Networks Added $34B in Value This Week—But There’s a Twist in the Numbers

Cisco Stock Rallies 8%, Adds 51 Dow Points But Trails Arista

Dow Jones Today: Two Stocks Drive Gains

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) drops $4.32 in short week, dividend in focus

After hours: chip names slide but rest of US market is quiet

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