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Wells Fargo, Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise And A Health Care Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

BenzingaAvi Kapoor

CNBC’s final trades: Wells Fargo and UnitedHealth ahead of earnings; HPE and Arista also favored, with Arista’s target raised to $248.

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