Dot-com-era computer stocks are hot again

Dot-com-era computer stocks are hot again

By Naomi Buchanan
Publication Date: 2026-05-14 19:09:00

Cisco stock saw a double digit surge on Thursday, highlighting an emerging theme within the AI trade: dot-com-era winners are back.

In a wave of ’90s nostalgia, many of the tech stocks that dominated the market ahead of the dot-com crash have seen an AI-driven pop that’s taken them back to records after years of struggling to reclaim the peak.

Cisco, Dell, and Intel were some of the break out performers of the dot-com craze that are seeing anAI-fueled revival this year.

Here are how…