Cisco Shows the Roadmap for Tech Growth

In the following video, Motley Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker discusses how broad economic trends should not be overlooked by tech investors, and highlights one metric from Cisco's earnings report yesterday, that he saw as a potential bellwether for the tech industry as a whole. Cisco reported that its product revenue was up 9% in the United States, while its product revenue in China fell 4%. Eric tells us what this trend could mean on a larger scale for the tech industry as a whole, and what investors should do about it.

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