One thing all tech bellwether’s fear is the fall from grace. Over the years, the appeal of the long-term growth of tech companies has been intoxicating. Huge growth, amazing margins, and ultimate scalability makes these some of the most attractive investments on Earth. The problem is, often times the moat around these companies is not as deep nor as wide as they would have you believe. What happens eventually is, somebody builds a better mousetrap and you are reduced to a shell of your old self.I am not say ...

With the Dow Industrial Average underperforming the S&P 500 in 2023, now is a great time to consider the best Dow stocks to buy. The Dow, a benchmark index of 30 prominent companies, is often a barometer for strength of the U.S. stock market. Identifying these great companies can provide investors with significant gains in 2024. While last year was certainly a great year for the overall stock market, seeking stable returns becomes paramount. As they often say, past performance is not indicative of future re ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco and New Street Research will host a webcast with Eyal Dagan, EVP, Common Hardware Group, and Rakesh Chopra, Cisco Fellow, Common Hardware Group, to discuss Next Gen Networking at Scale for AI & ML, with Silicon One. Interested parties can find more information on Cisco's Investor Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com/. No new financial information will be discussed on this conference call. Date:Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Time:8:00 am PT / 11:0 ...

Cisco Systems (CSCO) ended the recent trading session at $50.24, demonstrating a +0.66% swing from the preceding day's closing price. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.57%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.46%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.75%.Shares of the seller of routers, switches, software and services have appreciated by 1.18% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.51% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.4%.Market participants ...

Although the new year seems incredibly auspicious due to having avoided a recession in 2023, investors may still want to consider reliable dividend stocks. Fundamentally, passive income never goes out of style. It’s always nice to know that every quarter (or whatever the payment cycle is), you can get a payout.Of course, not all passive income providers are built equally and this is where reliable dividend stocks come in. These enterprises benefit from a combination of strong cash positions relative to debt ...

Investing in smart cities stocks offers opportunities for investors to take advantage of the growing global trend towards sustainable urbanization. As smart cities are designed to improve their inhabitants quality of life through the use of technology, there are many tech and tech-adjacent companies set to gain from the expansion of this new modern way of living. Companies positioned for potential growth include those that provide technologies for efficient transportation, sustainable energy and smart infra ...

In the latest trading session, Cisco Systems (CSCO) closed at $50.08, marking a -0.85% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.34%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.03%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.56%.The the stock of seller of routers, switches, software and services has risen by 5.89% in the past month, leading the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.27% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.56%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performa ...

Key PointsCisco stock is set to become one of the market's favorite names after the newest FED announcement.Lower interest rates could help this stock push higher, as others have done when offering attractive dividend yields.Analysts boosted targets, offering double-digit upside; perhaps history will repeat itself.5 stocks we like better than Vanguard Real Estate ETFA new FED has come into play to end 2023 with a major surprise for most investors out there trying to find a direction to bet on and the implic ...

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News Summary: Cisco intends to acquire privately held Isovalent, Inc., a leader in open source cloud native networking and security.  Together, Cisco and Isovalent will build leading edge protection for every workload on every cloud. Cisco is committed to nurturing, investing in and contributing to eBPF, Cilium, Tetragon, and cloud native open source communities.  SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the intent to acquire Isovalent, a leader in open source clo ...