Cisco Tumbles After Profit-Margin Squeeze Overshadows AI Gains

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- Woo Jin Ho, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Hardware and Networking Analyst, recaps Cisco earnings. Cisco Systems Inc. suffered its worst stock decline in more than two years after giving a weaker-than-expected forecast for profitability, a sign that higher memory-chip prices are taking a toll. 

- Jody Lurie, Bloomberg Intelligence Credit Analyst, recaps Hyatt earnings. Hyatt shares climbed to an intraday record after the hotel chain’s fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share blew past analysts’ estimates, despite a weaker-than-expected adjusted Ebitda outlook for the full year. Its earnings follow strong prints from peers Hilton and Marriott, which are also trading near records.

- Michael Halen, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Restaurant and Foodservice Analyst, recaps McDonalds and Restaurant Brands earnings. McDonald’s Corp.’s US sales grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in the fourth quarter as value meals continued to resonate with cost-conscious diners. Restaurant Brands International Inc. increased its regular quarterly cash dividend to 65 cents per share from the previous dividend of 62 cents per share.

- Nathan Naidu, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Research Analyst, recaps AppLovin earnings. AppLovin shares fell after the mobile-app marketing company reported its fourth-quarter results and gave an outlook. While both were above consensus expectations on key metrics, they may not be strong enough to assuage recent concerns over AI-related disruption.

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