Pre-Market Report — Thursday, May 14, 2026 | CSCO Doubles Its AI Orders, Jensen’s in Beijing, and Inflation Won’t Quit
Cisco just validated the entire AI infrastructure thesis — $9B in hyperscaler orders, networking up 50%, and shares gapping +18%. Jensen Huang is at the Trump-Xi table tonight. But PPI hit +6% YoY, the 30-year cracked 5%, and the new Fed chair takes over tomorrow with his hands tied. This is a borrowed-time rally with three binary events today.
