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After nearly twenty-six years in the wilderness, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has finally closed the loop on its own history. The stock has climbed above its dot-com era intraday peak, rewriting the legacy of a company once crowned the poster child of internet excess. This renewed relevance increasingly centers on artificial intelligence (AI).
Nevertheless, its shares reached an almost 20-year high on Feb. 1 and followed with a fresh 52-week high today of $84.24, supported by enterprise network refresh cycles and rising investment in AI-ready infrastructure.
