NEW YORK --

Cisco

(CSCO) - Get Report

, the networking giant and

Dow component

, topped Wall Street's expectations in its latest quarter on both the top and bottom lines.

Cisco reported non-GAAP earnings of $2.57 billion, or 48 cents a share, on revenue of $11.88 billion, up from a year-earlier equivalent profit of $2.32 billion, or 43 cents a share, on revenue of $11.27 billion.

Analysts were looking for earnings of 46 cents per share on revenue of $11.77 billion.

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AMD

(AMD) - Get Report

denied Tuesday that it's on the block following a report that the No. 2 chipmaker could be be up for sale.

"AMD's board and management believe that the strategy the company is currently pursuing to drive long-term growth by leveraging AMD's highly-differentiated technology assets is the right approach to enhance shareholder value," wrote an AMD spokesman, in a statement emailed to

TheStreet

. "AMD is not actively pursuing a sale of the company or significant assets at this time."

Reuters

reported on Tuesday that AMD hired

JP Morgan Chase

to explore options, which could include a sale.

AMD Shoots Down Sale Rumors

Staples

(SPLS)

is reporting its third-quarter results before the opening bell Wednesday, and analysts are expecting a profit of 45 cents a share in the October-ended period on revenue of $6.45 billion.

Shares of Staples have declined roughly 11% so far this year.

Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot Report Earnings This Week

Williams-Sonoma

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is expected by analysts Wednesday to post third-quarter earnings of 45 cents a share on revenue of $921.8 million.

Abercrombie & Fitch

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is expected to post third-quarter earnings Wednesday of 58 cents a share.

Earnings are also expected Wednesday from

DryShips

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,

FriendFinder Networks

(FFN)

,

Hot Topic

(HOTT)

,

Limited Brands

(LTD)

,

NetApp

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,

PetSmart

(PETM)

,

Retalix

(RTLX)

,

Spectrum Brands

(SPB) - Get Report

,

Tyco International

(TYC)

.

-- Written by Joseph Woelfel

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