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Today is Friday, November 13, 2026.

The Early Bird Index today is 78.16.

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Cisco’s AI Trade-Off 🔌

Cisco Systems $CSCO ( ▲ 1.24% ) showed off strong financial results on Thursday, yet the stock ticked down 0.48% in after-hours trading due to the tension between AI growth and gross margin.

Financials: Cisco reported earnings of $1.40 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $18.5 billion. Both were better than expected

Details: Revenue jumped 24% to reach a new company record. The strongest growth came from Networking, where revenue surged 43%.

Outlook: Cisco also raised its full-year financial outlook. The company anticipates revenue between $74.8 billion and $75.8 billion and earnings per share of $5.47 to $5.53. And Cisco anticipates AI infrastructure revenue from hyperscalers to reach $9 billion, which is more than double the total for the previous year.

Powering the Story: The stock fell in after-hours trading because gross margins are shrinking. Adjusted gross margin fell to 65.6%, from 68.1% a year earlier.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Investors had reasons to worry that Cisco’s fast-growing AI hardware business would bring lower gross margins.

Final Thoughts: Shares of Cisco were already up 34% in 2026.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Suncrete (Nasdaq: RMIX), Milestone Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MIST), PAVmed (Nasdaq: PAVM), SBC Medical Group Holdings (Nasdaq: SBC).

Notable IPOs Today: vVARDIS Holding AG (NYSE: VVVV), Live Oak Acquisition Corp. VI Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: LOVI), Windward Bio Group AG Common Shares (Nasdaq: WWB).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Farm to Pet (StartEngine), SwiftSift (Netcapital).

Notable Economic Events Today: Producer Price Index / Core PPI (8:30 a.m. ET).

Applied Materials' Growth

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Applied Materials $AMAT ( ▼ 3.58% ) posted good financial results on Thursday and a strong outlook. The stock ticked up 0.69% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Applied Materials reported earnings of $4.16 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $10.41 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: The company also said on Thursday that it is on track to grow its Semiconductor Systems business more than 40% this year.

Final Thoughts: It’s a good report for the company, especially since the stock has been down more than 20% in the past 30 days.

Cerebras Systems Posts Good Outlook

Cerebras Systems $CBRS ( ▼ 3.29% ) posted bad financial results on Thursday, yet the stock jumped 18.34% in after-hours trading due to a strong outlook.

Financials: Cerebras Systems reported a loss of 67 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $210.8 million. Both were lower than expected.

Powering the Story: The company anticipates revenue between $310 and $330 million in the current quarter, with a gross margin in the range of 47% to 49%. Investors liked that.

Final Thoughts: It is a comeback for a stock that was down 38% this year.