Cisco Sales Forecast Tops Estimates, Will Cut 5% of Jobs
Cisco's fourth-quarter sales forecast topped estimates and the company announced plans to cut thousands of jobs. Lindsey Bell of 248 Ventures reacts to the report on "Bloomberg The Close."

Cisco's fourth-quarter sales forecast topped estimates and the company announced plans to cut thousands of jobs. Lindsey Bell of 248 Ventures reacts to the report on "Bloomberg The Close."
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.
Christina Mohr, global chair of M&A at Citigroup, and Ian Nussbaum, partner at Latham & Watkins, join Dani Burger and Michelle Davis on "Bloomberg Deals."
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve with a 54-45 vote, the slimmest confirmation margin ever for a head of the central bank. Mike McKee reports.
Anthropic PBC is in early talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in fresh financing, according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what could be its largest funding round yet. The Claude maker would then be valued at more than $900 billion. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow reports.
US business leaders including Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook and Tesla Inc.'s Elon Musk on Trump's first overseas trip since waging war in the Middle East a 36-hour visit with Xi Jinping that's expected to encompass the war, tariffs and the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The list of attendees until Tuesday had not included Huang, whose company makes the chips at the heart of the AI boom and has been pushing for greater leeway in a market he's identified as a $50 billion opportunity. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office joins Balance of Power to discuss the recent inflation data and how this will effect the Fed's rate decisions. Warsh arrives just in time for two-year Treasury yields to touch 4%, their highest since June last year, buoyed by the strong market expectation that the fed funds rate cannot move far from where it is now but that the next move is now more likely to be a hike than a cut:
Kelly Grieco, Senior Fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center joins Balance of Power to discuss the recent news reported that Iran may still have intact missile capabilities. Iran's missile capabilities brings more light to the Trump, Xi Summit as the conflict continues between the US and Iran. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a US leader in nine years, as the world's two largest economies look to stabilize ties with a summit playing out against the backdrop of the Iran war. Air Force One touched down at the Beijing Capital International Airport slightly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, where Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, a military honor guard, and hundreds of flag-waving children readied a red-carpet greeting ceremony for the US president.
Ian Nussbaum, partner at Latham & Watkins, joins Dani Burger and Michelle Davis on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss sports media rights deals and the value of live entertainment to dealmakers.
Bloomberg's Chris Dolmetsch joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Lawyers from top mergers and acquisitions firms provided tips on some of the biggest deals of the last decade to an insider trading ring that made tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits, federal prosecutors said.