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Broadcom, Cisco, Arista Networks And A Financial Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

BenzingaAvi Kapoor

CNBC Final Trades: experts picked Broadcom, Arista Networks, Cisco and Itaú Unibanco, citing earnings and analyst ratings.

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