ZACKSยท2025-11-13 00:11Market Overview - The tech sector is facing challenges due to significant capital expenditures in AI infrastructure, leading to declines in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 by -0.25% and -0.29% respectively [1] - Over $380 billion has been spent on AI infrastructure, raising concerns about overspending in the sector [2] Company Performance - AMD's stock rose by +9% after CEO Lisa Su projected a revenue growth of +35% annually for the next three to five years, alleviating some fears regarding AI overspending [2] - Cisco Systems reported fiscal Q1 earnings of $1.00 per share, exceeding estimates by 2 cents and showing a year-over-year improvement from 91 cents per share. Revenues reached $14.88 billion, surpassing the estimated $14.78 billion and increasing by over $1 billion year-over-year [5][6] - Cisco has maintained a streak of earnings beats, with a trailing 4-quarter average earnings beat of +3.86%. The company raised guidance for both earnings and revenues for the next quarter and the full fiscal year, resulting in a +6% increase in shares during late trading [6] Sector Trends - Speculative AI companies like D-Wave and IonQ saw declines of -8.9% and -6.8% respectively, influenced by Rigetti Computing's -9.9% drop following a revenue miss in its Q3 report [3] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all-time high of 48,249, up +322 points (+0.67%), with major banks benefiting from this trend, including Goldman Sachs which gained +3.5% due to a $110 billion move to take Electronic Arts private [4] Upcoming Earnings - Disney and Applied Materials are expected to report fiscal Q4 results, with Disney's earnings projected to decline by -9.65% despite a +1.37% revenue growth, while AMAT is anticipated to see a -9% drop in earnings and a -4.93% decrease in revenue [8]