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Bob Diamond on UK Political Turmoil, Tokenization and Crypto Bill

Bob Diamond, founding partner and CEO of Atlas Merchant Capital, discusses the emerging trend of tokenized real-world assets. Speaking with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Markets," Diamond also comments on the recent UK political turmoil, the outlook for Middle East markets and the Senate Banking Committee advancing the so-called Clarity Act that would establish the CFTC as the primary regulator for large parts of the crypto industry.

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Cisco Soars on Forecast Boost, AI-Focused Job Cuts

Cisco Systems Inc. jumped by the most in more than 14 years after the company delivered a better-than-anticipated sales forecast and announced plans to cut thousands of jobs, an attempt to focus on the fast-growing AI market. Revenue will be $16.7 billion to $16.9 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, which runs through July, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Analysts estimated sales of $15.8 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The news signaled that Cisco, a four-decade-old stalwart of Silicon Valley, is successfully pivoting to the AI economy. Orders from data center customers are accelerating, and the company's restructuring plan is designed to further improve its position. Bloomberg's Ryan Vlastelica takes a closer look.

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AI Chipmaker Cerebras Raises $5.55 Billion in Year's Biggest IPO

Cerebras raised $5.55 billion in its US initial public offering, as the AI chipmaker seizes on the surging demand for semiconductors. This is the largest IPO of the year so far. Shares were priced to open 89% above their listing price. Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman joined Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech" before the stock started trading and called it a "pretty good day."

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SEC Proposal for Semiannual Reporting Faces Pushback

The Reddit-based retail investor community famous for launching the meme-stock phenomenon filed a public comment Tuesday opposing a proposed shift to semiannual, rather than quarterly, securities reports. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins unveiled the fast-tracked plan after President Donald Trump called for an end to decades-old rules mandating quarterly filing of the public disclosures known as 10-Qs. Mike McClean, Head of US Policy at Barclays, discusses the SEC's proposal to change reporting cadence, as well as what Trump is facing when he returns home from the ongoing summit in China.

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