The networking company will report earnings Tuesday after the bell.
Investors are worried.
After the bell Tuesday, Cisco Systems will report earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31. Usually, investors look forward to reading a Cisco earnings report. But this time, it is a report the markets are dreading. This is in part due to Cisco CEO John Chambers' recent comments about the impact the slowing economy is having on the company's results. Chambers' strategy has been to set low expectations for investors before the company's earnings release and conference call Tuesday - a wise move, because no matter what the results, it will be a big day for other major technology companies, too.