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Former President Donald Trump will attend a private meeting with one of the most powerful business lobbying groups in Washington as he tries to craft an alliance with major corporate leaders. Joshua Bolten, the CEO of the Business Roundtable, confirmed in an email to members on Wednesday that Trump will be at the group's plenary meeting in Washington on June 13. The business group instead asked White House chief of staff Jeff Zients to come, according to Bolten's email. The Business Roundtable did not return requests for comment. Other members include JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz, AT&T CEO John Stankey and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joshua Bolten, Joe Biden, White, Jeff Zients, Zients, Biden, Bolten, Trump, Steve Schwarzman, Jamie Dimon, Harvey Schwartz, John Stankey, Mike Wirth, Chuck Robbins, Susie Wiles, Trump's, Paul Singer Organizations: Republican, Trump, Business, Blackstone, JPMorgan Chase, Carlyle Group, Chevron, Cisco Locations: New York City, Washington, New York, Charlottesville , Virginia, Florida

☆ Every first call is going to be taken by an AI agent, says Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEvery first call is going to be taken by an AI agent, says Cisco CEO Chuck RobbinsCisco CEO Chuck Robbins joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk AI integration, its Nvidia partnership, and more.

Persons: Chuck Robbins Cisco, Chuck Robbins, Jim Cramer Organizations: Cisco, Nvidia

☆ Cisco reports better-than-expected results even as revenue suffers steepest drop in 15 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cisco reported earnings and revenue for the fiscal third quarter that topped Wall Street's estimates, even with sales dropping from a year earlier. Net income fell 41% to $1.89 billion, or 46 cents per share, from $3.21 billion, or 78 cents per share, a year earlier. The deal lowered Cisco's adjusted earnings per share by a penny but provided $413 million in additional revenue. Cisco bumped up its fiscal 2024 revenue guidance to a range of $53.6 billion to $53.8 billion, from $51.5 billion to $52.5 billion in February. WATCH: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: $28 billion Splunk deal will be a significant financial growth driver

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Robbins, LSEG, Gary Steele, Jeff Sharritts Organizations: Cisco, Bloomberg, Economic, Networking Locations: Davos, Switzerland, U.S

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on Tesla, Cisco Systems, Verizon, Prologis and Papa John's
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla : Shares fell more than 4% after the electric vehicle maker issued another round of price cuts in major markets including the U.S., Germany and China. I think you have to wait to see what they say rather than make a judgement," Jim Cramer said. Cisco Systems : JPMorgan analysts resumed coverage of Cisco Systems with a neutral rating and $53 price target, citing a muted medium-term earnings growth outlook. Verizon : Shares fell nearly 3% after the telecommunications giant delivered an earnings beat and lost fewer-than-expected wireless subscribers in the three months ended March 31. Papa John's : Shares rose about 1.5% after analysts at Stifel upgraded the pizza chain to hold from sell, contending expectations are reasonable.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Tesla, Jim Cramer, Chuck Robbins, Cramer, John's, Papa Organizations: CNBC, Club, Cisco Systems, JPMorgan, Verizon, BMO Capital Markets, Seattle, Stifel Locations: U.S, Germany, China, New Jersey, Papa John's

☆ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: $28 billion Splunk deal will be a significant financial growth driver
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCisco CEO Chuck Robbins: $28 billion Splunk deal will be a significant financial growth driverChuck Robbins, Cisco chairman and CEO, and Gary Steele, Splunk former CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Cisco's $28 billion deal to acquire data services company Splunk, inventory issues, AI competition, and more.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Gary Steele Organizations: Cisco

☆ America's CEOs are suddenly feeling a lot better about the economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Optimism about the economy spiked among US CEOs to start the yearBusiness Roundtable's quarterly CEO sentiment report jumped by 11 points in the first quarter. The report also showed CEOs expect hiring, capital investment, and sales to all increase in the coming six months. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment report showed Americans' mood improving to start the year, climbing to its highest mark since July 2021. AdvertisementA special question in the latest survey from the business group in this quarter's survey showed that CEOs are feeling downbeat about government policy and regulation. We urge policymakers to recommit themselves to promoting economic growth, creating more American jobs and increasing economic mobility," Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten said.

Persons: —, Chuck Robbins, Joshua Bolten Organizations: Service, Business, Cisco, IMF, University of Michigan Locations: U.S

☆ 'This is the year of AI,' says Cisco CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'This is the year of AI,' says Cisco CEOChuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, discusses AI, the partnership with Nvidia and the chips cycle at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Persons: Chuck Robbins Organizations: Cisco, Nvidia, Mobile Locations: Barcelona

☆ Cisco to lay off thousands of employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Technology company Cisco announced Wednesday that it plans to lay off 5% of its global workforce, amounting to thousands of employees, as part of a company-wide restructuring. Cisco joins a long list of tech companies that have announced workforce cuts in recent months. Last year, the company announced it would acquire machine learning and cybersecurity company Splunk in a deal valued at $28 billion. “The combination of these two innovative leaders makes them well positioned to lead in security and observability in the age of AI,” Cisco said in a September press release announcing the deal. All told, more than 34,000 tech employees have been laid off since the start of 2024, according to data compiled by Layoffs.fyi.

Persons: “, Chuck Robbins, ” Cisco, Layoffs.fyi Organizations: CNN — Technology, Cisco, Google, PayPal

☆ Cisco CEO: We will resolve our inventory consumption issue by the end of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCisco CEO: We will resolve our inventory consumption issue by the end of 2024Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Jim Cramer Organizations: Cisco

☆ Cisco CEO attributes light forecast to cautious customers and an 'inventory consumption issue'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In a Wednesday post-earnings interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins listed several factors that lead to a light quarterly and full-year forecast, including weakness in orders from its service provider customers. "First of all, we saw more caution with our customers this quarter than we saw in the prior quarter," Robbins said, adding that inventory consumption is taking longer than the company expected. Robbins also said there was "continued weakness" in demand from its telecommunications and cable service provider clients, with orders down 40% for the quarter. "Those three things lead us to revise guidance for the rest of the year," he said. Cisco also announced on Wednesday it will be cutting 5% of its workforce, or about 4,000 jobs, mirroring layoffs happening at other tech companies.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Chuck Robbins, Robbins, we'll Organizations: Cisco

☆ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins talks quarterly results with Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCisco CEO Chuck Robbins talks quarterly results with Jim CramerCisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Jim Cramer Cisco, Jim Cramer Organizations: Cisco

The mass layoffs announced Wednesday in conjunction with Cisco’s latest quarterly results represent about 5% of its worldwide workforce of 84,900. Cisco — a company best known for making much of the technology that connects the internet — expects its reorganization to cost an additional $800 million. The double whammy of two big layoffs in two years has been a phenomenon affecting other prominent technology companies, such as Google and Amazon, both of which have trimmed their once-steadily growing payrolls multiple times since the end of 2022. The reductions are being made even though most of the companies are still big moneymakers. But Cisco’s stock price has gained just 6% during the same period, a factor that might have played into management’s decision to make even deeper payroll cuts than some of the company’s tech brethren.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Robbins, Cisco's, ” Robbins Organizations: FRANCISCO, Cisco Systems, Cisco —, Google, Cisco, Revenue, Microsoft, Riot Games, eBay, PayPal, Nvidia Locations: San Jose , California, U.S

☆ Cisco says it's cutting 5% of global workforce, amounting to over 4,000 jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cisco announced plans to cut 5% of its workforce on Wednesday, a decision that will result in the elimination of about 4,250 jobs. Net income declined to $2.63 billion, or 65 cents per share, from $2.77 billion, or 67 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. With respect to guidance, Cisco called for 84 to 86 cents per share on $12.1 billion to $12.3 billion. For the full year, Cisco sees $3.68 to $3.74 in adjusted earnings per share and $51.5 billion to $52.5 billion in revenue. Cisco said it was increasing its dividend by a penny to 40 cents per share.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, LSEG, Robbins, it's, — CNBC's Ari Levy Organizations: Cisco, Microsoft, SAP, eBay, StreetAccount

☆ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: Everybody believes we're much further along with AI than we really are
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCisco CEO Chuck Robbins: Everybody believes we're much further along with AI than we really areCisco CEO Chuck Robbins joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the AI race, the company AI strategy, Splunk acquisition, 2024 outlook, and more.

Persons: Chuck Robbins Organizations: Cisco

☆ Private company valuations 'going nuts again' amid AI boom, Cisco CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The valuations of some private companies are "going nuts again," returning to highs not seen since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Cisco's chief executive. Chuck Robbins told CNBC Tuesday that businesses focused on new technologies like artificial intelligence were garnering price tags akin to those seen during the era of low interest rates. "When you get into gen [generative] AI and some of these other things, we are seeing some of the private valuations are going nuts again," he said during a CNBC-moderated panel event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Robbins said that it was "ironic" that the cycle had recurred so soon after higher interest rates had put an end to the era of easy money and seemingly corrected sometimes overinflated valuations. "It is ironic to me that we're so quickly doing this after what we experienced 48 months ago.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Robbins Organizations: CNBC, Economic Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Using a stock replacement strategy to book some gains, but still benefit from a year-end bounce
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Both numbers topped estimates, and still the stock fell after hours, trading below $240 a share as of this writing. At nearly 9 times revenues and 45 times forward earnings estimates, PANW is not a cheap stock, moreover it is still up sharply on the year, and outperforming considerably. Stock replacement strategy One possibility is a stock replacement, selling one's stock holding and replacing that exposure with options. By using a call spread one can maintain some exposure to the upside in the event the stock bounces back. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks (PANW) CSCO on the other hand, by some measures at least, is a cheap stock, at just 13 times earnings.

Persons: PANW, we've, CSCO, Chuck Robbins, Scott Herren, ANET Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Verizon, Mobile, Comcast, Arista Networks, Broadcom, Flex, Nvidia, CNBC Locations: Palo

☆ Cisco stock falls 12%, on pace for worst day in over a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cisco shares slid 12% Thursday morning, putting shares on pace for the worst day since May 19, 2022 when the stock slipped 13.7%. The fall comes a day after the company reported its quarterly earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines but gave weaker-than-expected revenue guidance for the fiscal second quarter. The company cited a slowdown in orders as customers deployed Cisco products they had purchased in recent quarters. Cisco posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.11, beating the $1.03 LSEG (formerly Refinitiv) estimate. Bank of America analysts said that "the 20% decline in product orders has driven a 6% down swing in FY24 revenue guidance, or a $3.2bn cut."

Persons: Chuck Robbins, LSEG, Goldman Sachs, CNBC's Jordan Novet, Michael Bloom Organizations: Cisco, Bank of America Locations: 3Q23

☆ Cisco stock plunges on light guidance after product order slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

During the quarter, new product orders slowed down, mainly because clients are busy installing and implementing products after strong delivery in the three previous quarter, Cisco said in the statement. The company now sees $3.87 to $3.93 in adjusted earnings per share on $53.8 billion to $55.0 billion in revenue. During the quarter Cisco announced plans to acquire data analytics software maker Splunk for $28 billion. Notwithstanding the after-hours move, Cisco share have climbed 12% so far this year, trailing the S&P 500 index, which is up 17% over the same period. WATCH: Cisco earnings on the deck: Here's what to watch

Persons: Chuck Robbins, LSEG, Refinitiv, Robbins Organizations: Cisco, LSEG, Nvidia Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: We've really cleared our backlog over the last quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: We've really cleared our backlog over the last quarterCisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly earnings, partnering with Nvidia, outlook for the future and more.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, We've, Jim Cramer Organizations: Cisco, Nvidia

☆ Splunk to cut 7% of workforce, or about 500 employees, ahead of Cisco acquisition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cybersecurity firm Splunk , set to be Cisco's largest-ever acquisition, announced Wednesday it would lay off approximately 7% of its global workforce, months ahead of the deal close. Splunk had nearly 8,000 employees as of January, according to its regulatory filings, meaning that around 500 employees will likely lose their jobs. "Within the next 24 hours, each ELT member will communicate with their organization to summarize any changes to their teams," Steele wrote. Shortly after the announcement, Steele and Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins discussed the deal on a call with analysts. Companies such as Google and Microsoft have cut thousands of employees, while many venture-backed companies have become so-called "zombie startups."

Persons: Splunk, Gary Steele, Steele, Chuck Robbins, Robbins Organizations: Cisco, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, CNBC, Google, Microsoft Locations: Krakow, Poland, U.S

Jefferies analysts wrote in a note the Federal Reserve putting the brakes on interest rate hikes has given acquirers more certainty around their funding costs, helping dealmaking. Cisco's deal valued Splunk at 7 times projected 12-month revenue, according to Jefferies. "We note that the typical security company with 20% growth trades at about 7 times (sales)," BTIG analysts wrote in a note last week. Private software companies may also be more receptive to takeovers. "A tidal wave of software M&A (is) on the horizon," Wedbush analysts wrote in a note last week.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, David Chen, Morgan Stanley, Chen, Jefferies, Keith Skirbe, Houlihan Lokey's, Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen, Anna Driver Organizations: Cisco Systems, Cisco, Crowdstrike Holdings, Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, Francisco Partners, TPG Inc, Federal Reserve, IBM, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Jefferies, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ Corporate America to DC: Don’t shut down the government
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Nobody wins in a government shutdown,” said one executive at a business group who requested anonymity to speak candidly. ‘It’s not good for business’A shutdown may not be an especially dramatic event for the stock market or deal a sizable blow to GDP. It’s not good for business – or consumer confidence,” another trade group executive told CNN. It’s unfortunate.”Markets usually don’t careWall Street is not overly worried about the potential damage to the economy at large nor the stock market. During half of those shutdowns, the stock market posted positive returns.

Persons: ” Neil Bradley, “, ”, “ We’ve, ’, Chuck Robbins, Robbins, ‘ It’s, Geoff Freeman, Bradley, it’s, Mitch McConnell, shutdowns, ” Bradley, “ It’s, Keith Lerner, Goldman Sachs, couldn’t Organizations: New York CNN Business, Corporate, US Chamber of Commerce, CNN, Cisco, US Travel Association, US Travel, ”, Federal Reserve, Labor Statistics, Publicly, Democrats, Privately, GOP, House GOP, Republicans, Chamber, Advisory, Commerce Locations: Washington

Based in Palo Alto, California, Tidal was started by technology bankers David Handler and David Neequaye. Their firm, which employs just two dozen people according to its website, was the sole financial adviser to Cisco, while larger investment banking peers Qatalyst Partners and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) advised Splunk. Tidal's win comes as more technology bankers decide to launch their own firm amid an overall slowdown in dealmaking in the sector. Three former Qatalyst Partners bankers launched a new technology-focused investment banking boutique called AXOM Partners earlier this week, Reuters reported. The group went on to advise other major technology companies including Cisco, Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) and Twilio Inc (TWLO.N).

Persons: Centerview Partners dealmakers, David Handler, David Neequaye, Qatalyst, Morgan Stanley, MS.N, Splunk, David, Handler, we've, Chuck Robbins, Tidal's, Neequaye, Centerview, Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen Organizations: Centerview Partners, Cisco Systems Inc, Splunk Inc, Cisco, Qatalyst Partners, AXOM Partners, Reuters, Qualcomm Inc, Twilio Inc, UBS Group AG, Thomson Locations: Palo Alto , California, New York

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Splunk CEO Gary Steele
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Splunk CEO Gary SteeleCisco chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins and Splunk CEO Gary Steele join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Cisco's acquisition of cybersecurity software company Splunk for $157 a share in a cash deal worth $28 billion, why Splunk decided to sell the company, the growth opportunity ahead, and more.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Gary Steele Cisco, Gary Steele, Splunk Organizations: Cisco

☆ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on Splunk acquisition: Deal will add $4 billion in annual recurring revenue
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCisco CEO Chuck Robbins on Splunk acquisition: Deal will add $4 billion in annual recurring revenueCisco chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins and Splunk CEO Gary Steele join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Cisco's acquisition of cybersecurity software company Splunk for $157 a share in a cash deal worth $28 billion, why Splunk decided to sell the company, the growth opportunity ahead, and more.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Gary Steele, Splunk Organizations: Cisco

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