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Julpo | E+ | Getty Images When it comes time to make a purchase, which credit card you use could soon determine how much you pay. A new settlement announced this week would end a longstanding dispute between businesses and Visa and Mastercard over credit card “swipe” fee practices. Swipe fees are charged to retailers,…

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We’re increasing our Cisco Systems price target after an AI-fueled beat and raise

Cisco Systems shares spiked higher Wednesday evening after the networking company delivered a quarterly beat and outlook raise. Another quarter of double-digit order growth proves Cisco is an underrated winner from the AI infrastructure buildout. Revenue in the company’s fiscal 2026 first quarter, which ended Oct. 25, increased 8% year over year to $14.88 billion,…

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number of winning AI stocks could narrow

CNBC’s Jim Cramer suggested some artificial intelligence companies might start to underperform after months of easy gains across the board, expressing concerns about OpenAI’s ability to pay the billions it’s committed to spend on an infrastructure buildout. “In this kind of environment, you need to start diversifying into other growth areas, perhaps in time to…

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‘It’s back to business as usual’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer analyzed Monday’s session, saying stocks — especially tech names — managed to rebound from last week as Wall Street sees an end to the government shutdown. “With the government potentially about to reopen, it’s back to business as usual, and that means the data center stocks come roaring back,” he said. The…

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