Futures up as Cisco boosts tech sector optimism
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Stocks appeared set to open higher on Wednesday, particularly on Nasdaq, after Cisco Systems Inc.'s  results and outlook exceeded forecasts and reassured investors on prospects for corporate earnings.
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Cisco Systems Inc.  is  expected to post higher quarterly sales as companies upgraded  their communications networks, but analysts say the outlook is  clouded by an economic slowdown and mergers among rivals.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, with support seen from solid earnings and a likely rise in tech shares after a management reshuffle at Dell Inc.  sent the computer maker's stock soaring.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with technology shares poised to rise after Apple Inc.  and Cisco Systems Inc.  ended a trademark battle.
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Stock index futures pointed higher on Thursday after reassuring results and outlook from business software maker Oracle, though nervousness before investment bank Bear Stearns Co Inc's  results and key data on U.S. economic growth held the advance in check.
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Cisco Systems Inc. , the largest maker of communications gear to direct traffic over the Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, benefiting from higher sales in advanced technologies and the impact of a year-earlier accounting change.
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Stocks rallied on Wednesday, led by gains in the tech sector after Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong profits and outlook reinforced optimism about earnings.
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US stock-index futures rose before an Institute for Supply Management report that may show growth in the services industry accelerated last month.
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Stock index futures pointed to a stronger start for Wall Street on Friday as the technology sector was cheered by strong results from Research in Motion that sent shares of the BlackBerry maker surging.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as solid earnings from Cisco Systems Inc.  and data showing unexpected weakness in labor cost growth and a surprisingly strong jump in productivity boosted investor optimism.
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Cisco Systems Inc. (csco.o) on Tuesday  reported quarterly revenue and income that exceeded market  expectations as companies upgraded their networks, sending its  shares up 9 percent.
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Stock futures signaled a higher open on Friday, with technology shares likely to underpin gains after a broker upgrade of Intel Corp. , but investors were cautious ahead of key U.S. inflation data.
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Cisco Systems Inc. surprised investors  on Tuesday with a stronger-than-expected outlook and quarterly  profit as demand for network equipment to handle Web traffic  showed no signs of weakening, driving its shares up 5 percent.
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Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profits jumped 29 percent as the network equipment giant reported continued strength in its traditional markets as well as emerging technologies such as Internet telephones, wireless and home networking gear.
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U.S. tech stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong profits and outlook which reinforced optimism about earnings, while blue chip stocks pared gains as the price of oil fell.
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Stock futures rose on Wednesday as  profits from Walt Disney Co  and Time Warner Inc   suggested that the profit picture is holding up outside of the  financial sector.
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Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, as stronger oil prices are likely to underpin energy stocks and investors bet on strong earnings from network equipment maker Cisco Systems .