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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Cisco Systems . Looking at options history for Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO ) we detected 11 strange trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $314,176 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $206,260. What''s The Price Target? Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $40.0 to $70.0 for Cisco Systems over the last 3 months. Volume … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Splunk stock jumped amid reports Cisco made a $20 billion offer for the company. Cisco stock dipped as analysts mulled whether Splunk is a good fit.

Key Events This Week: FOMC Minutes, Retail Sales And PPI After a tumultous, roller-coaster week which packed weeks if not months in every single day, it''s a quieter week in terms of scheduled releases with the FOMC minutes on Wednesday - which as DB''s Jim Reid reminds us pre-date a 7.5% CPI print - the notable highlight, with US PPI and retail sales also on deck. Having said that the minutes published in the first week of January brought QT bang into the spotlight and started the rates sell-off so there is always room for surprises and remember that at the January FOMC press conference, Powell did suggest that the committee had held detailed discussion on the balance sheet so we may learn more. Then there is the Ukraine-Russia standoff, which together with thinking about rising interest rates, means that we won''t be able to relax after last week''s high octane events according to Reid. Or maybe not: according to the latest market survey conducted by Deutsche Bank which was conducted before Friday''s news that the US warned of a Russia attack on Ukraine as early as this week, showed that only 7% thought that this situation would be a major influence on markets in 2 months'' time.

Cisco (CSCO) potentially buying Splunk (SPLK) would have strategic value for the Chuck Robbins-led Cisco, but a significant amount of synergies too, Jefferies said in a research report.In…

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The switching giant reportedly made an offer of more than $20 billion for the IT monitoring and cybersecurity company.

Fourth-quarter earning season continues with reports from Walmart, Airbnb, Nvidia, ViacomCBS, Marriott, Shopify, and Cisco, and more. Plus, January PPI and retail sales.

Cisco's (CSCO) second-quarter fiscal 2022 performance is likely to reflect gains from solid Catalyst 9000 adoption, Webex and growing clout of security solutions.

Global Markets Slide On Mounting Ukraine Tensions US index futures and global stocks extended their Friday losses on Monday, as worries about growing geopolitical conflict in Ukraine sparked concerns about global economic growth and adding to concerns about inflation and the prospect of aggressive Fed rate hikes to tame it. Nasdaq futures were down 1.2% by 715 a.m. ET after earlier sliding as much as 1.5%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.8%, setting up the benchmark U.S. index to fall further from a two-week low reached on Friday. Treasury yields dropped further from a multi-year high hit on Friday and gold rose, while bitcoin extended its sharp decline from Friday. Focal points Monday include comments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard at 8:30am ET. Airline stocks slid in premarket trading, following European peers lower, as growing concerns about geopolitical risks over Ukraine ripple through global markets. Lockheed Martin Corp. scrapped its bid to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal.

A potential acquisition of Splunk (SPLK) by Cisco (CSCO) would be "strategically positive," even if Cisco has had a …

Shares of Splunk Inc. SPLK, +8.36% climbed more than 8% Monday on reports that Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO, -0.92% has made a $20 billion acquisition offer for the software maker. The offer was made recen

Cisco made a takeover offer for Splunk; Lockheed Martin scrapped an acquisition plan.

Splunk shares rose 10% after a WSJ report that Cisco had made a $20 billion plus offer; talks not active

SPLK stock is in the green this morning after it was reported that Cisco had offered $20 billion-plus for the software company. The post SPLK Stock Alert: Is Cisco About to Buy Splunk?

Tech stocks got off to a slightly upbeat start Monday morning, but the market was seeking a direction since the opening bell.