S&P 500, Nasdaq touch record highs on cooling inflation data, Cisco earnings on tap: Yahoo Finance

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Both the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the Nasdaq (^IXIC) hit new intraday highs after the April Consumer Price Index report showed further signs that inflation is cooling. Consumer prices rose 3.4% from a year ago. Core CPI, which strips out more volatile food and energy prices, rose 3.6% year-over-year. Both pieces of data were in line with economists’ estimates. One stock investors are watching today is Cisco (CSCO). The tech giant reports its fiscal third quarter results after the market close. Trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include Nvidia (NVDA), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), and Dell Technologies (DELL).

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