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Cisco's new CEO, the oil trade and Twitter gets Periscope pop

The three major stock indices (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) started the week off in positive territory. Investors seemed to like the report of factory orders that rose 2.1% in March, in line with analyst expectations.

Here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is keeping an eye on today.

New Cisco boss
John Chambers, the longtime CEO of Cisco (CSCO) is stepping down. He'll be replaced by a 17-year veteran of the company, Chuck Robbins. So just what is the new boss inheriting?

The oil trade
The price of West Texas intermediate crude (CLM15.NYM) is taking a bit of a dip today after hitting a 2015 high last week. Is the selloff in oil that began last summer really over and is it time to invest in oil stocks?

More free tuition
Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) is joining Starbucks (SBUX) in offering free college tuition to employees. The carmaker says all 118,000 of its dealership workers are eligible to earn a bachelor's degree through private online university Strayer.

Fight night's true winner
Forget Floyd Mayweather, the big winner of his Saturday title fight with Manny Pacquiao are Apps! Users of Twitter-owned (TWTR) Periscope along with those of Meerkat beat the $99 dollar pay-per-view fee by sharing a TV picture of the bout.

Programming note: We'll be speaking with Periscope co-founder and CEO Kayvon Bekpour tomorrow at 12 Noon Eastern Time right here on Midday Movers.

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