Applied Materials misses second-quarter revenue estimates

(Reuters) -Chipmaking equipment maker Applied Materials missed Wall Street estimate for second-quarter revenue on Thursday, against the backdrop of heightened uncertainty around the ongoing trade war and export curbs. Shares of the Santa-Clara, California based company fell 2% in extended trading. For the quarter ended March 31, the company reported revenue of $7.10 billion, while…

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Cisco lifts annual forecast on AI boost, names insider Patterson as new CFO

(Reuters) -Cisco Systems said on Wednesday that its finance chief Scott Herren will retire from the company in July 26, and raised its annual results forecast, betting on steady demand from cloud customers for its networking equipment, driven by the artificial intelligence boom. Herren will be replaced by Mark Patterson, currently Cisco’s chief strategy officer,…

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