Written by Trefis Staff
Below is a summary of the activity at Trefis during the past week that Trefis thought Econintersect readers would find interesting.
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Table of Contents for the 67 top stories this week:
Technology (29 articles)
- Apple, 2 articles (2, 25)
- Applied Materials, 2 articles (7, 23)
- Google, 2 articles (1, 8)
- Groupon, 2 articles (10, 22)
- Research in Motion, 2 articles (2, 6)
- Samsung, 2 articles (2, 17)
- Sina, 2 articles (13, 28)
Consumer (13 articles)
- Abercrombie & Fitch, 2 articles (5, 11)
Health Care (8 articles)
- Pfizer, 4 articles (1, 2, 4, 7)
Media & Telecom (7 articles)
- Netflix (2 articles (2, 7)
Energy & Utilities (5 articles)
- Chesapeake Energy, 2 articles (1, 2)
Basic Materials (5 articles)
- Silver Wheaton, 2 articles (2, 5)
Financial Services (No articles)
Industrials & Transportation (No articles)
All 67 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
- Google Announces Layoffs, Focuses On Smartphones on August 17th
- 3 Mobile Developments This Week (Apple, Samsung, RIM) on August 17th
- VeriSign’s Future Looks Stable with .com and.net Registries in the Bag on August 17th
- Perfect World Pushes Neverwinter Release To Early 2013 on August 17th
- Micron-Elpida Deal Faces Resistance As Creditors Submit An Alternate Reconstruction Plan on August 17th
- RIM Outs New BB10 Features And Licensing Plans Ahead Of Launch Next Year on August 17th
- Applied Materials Q3 Results Hint At A Further Slowdown In Equipment Spending on August 17th
- Google Buys Frommer’s To Increase Content Offerings on August 17th
- Yelp Redesigns Homepage With Emphasis On Social Connections on August 17th
- Groupon May Be Worth $8 But Execution Is Key on August 16th
- Redbus.in Powers Bus Ticket Booking On Expedia on August 16th
- Yahoo Wants To Go Social With Election Coverage on August 16th
- Sina Worth $66 As It Banks On Monetization Of Weibo on August 16th
- PayPal Has Aggressive Plans for the Future to Grow Both Online and Offline on August 16th
- Salesforce Launches New Collaboration Tool on August 16th
- AOL Goes Social With HuffPost Live on August 16th
- Samsung: A Deep Dive Into The Conglomerate’s Many Divisions on August 15th
- Constant Contact Explores Non-Profits As Its New Market on August 14th
- Cree Positive On Lighting Growth Though Margins Remain A Concern on August 14th
- Perfect World’s Earnings Preview: International Markets In Focus on August 14th
- NetApp Earnings Preview: Seasonality And Europe To Slow Growth on August 14th
- Groupon Sinks On International Deals Business on August 14th
- Applied Materials Q3 Earnings To Reflect A Continued Slowdown In Equipment Spending on August 13th
- Strong Tegra 3 Sales Could Drive Nvidia To $22 on August 13th
- Apple Softens Stance On iPhone Discounts As iPhone 5 Launch Nears on August 13th
- Amazon Bets On Storage Lockers, New Kindle To Drive Growth on August 13th
- Pandora’s Recent Metrics Suggest Slowing Growth on August 13th
- Sina’s Earnings Wednesday Could Show Lower Advertising Spend & Higher Costs on August 13th
- Priceline Expands Its Global Hotel Offerings With CTRIP Partnership on August 13th
Consumer
- Tesla Motors: Three Risks That Could Affect Our Price Estimate on August 17th
- Philip Morris Looks AT Non-Combustible Tobacco Products To Drive Long-Term Growth on August 17th
- RadioShack Preps To Launch Its Own Mobile Service on August 17th
- Limited Brands: Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works Remain Major Growth Drivers on August 16th
- Abercrombie & Fitch Near-term Strategy Looks Assuring on August 16th
- Estee Lauder Soars Over Solid Results on August 16th
- Heinz Adapts Retail Strategy To Changing Consumer Behavior And Divisional Growth Trends on August 16th
- Big Tobacco Dealt a Huge Blow by Australian High Court Decision on August 16th
- Wal-Mart Earnings Preview: International Growth In Focus on August 14th
- Aeropostale Earnings Preview: Margins Remain In Focus on August 14th
- Abercrombie & Fitch Earnings Preview: Near-Term Growth Strategy In Focus on August 13th
- Target’s Earnings On Deck This Wednesday on August 13th
- Ralph Lauren Heads To $160 On Strong N. American Sales on August 13th
Health Care
- Pfizer: Focus on OTC Drugs? on August 17th
- Pfizer Inks $250 Million Deal With AstraZeneca To Market OTC Nexium on August 16th
- Roche’s Lucentis Gets Additional FDA Approval, Should Boost Sales on August 15th
- Pfizer Files IPO Docs For Zoetis As It Focuses On Divesting Non-Core Assets on August 14th
- Medtronic Eyes M&A To Tap Chinese Market Growth on August 14th
- Abbott Plans New Manufacturing Facility To Expand Indian Nutritional Business on August 13th
- Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson Dump Alzheimer Drug After Failed Clinical Trials on August 13th
- Coverage Launch: $47 Trefis Price Estimate for Roche Holdings on August 13th
Media & Telecom
- Verizon Nearing Court Approval for $3.6 Billion Deal with Cable Companies on August 16th
- Capital Group Discloses 10.5% Stake In Netflix, Supporting Our Bullish View on August 16th
- NYT Looks To Sell About.com To Focus More On Core Business on August 15th
- What Does A Potential Scripps Network Acquisition Mean For Disney? on August 14th
- The Olympics Will Boost NBC’s Sports And Streaming Businesses on August 14th
- Sprint Raises Additional Debt To Fund Network Upgrades on August 13th
- Will Olympics Affect Netflix’s Q3 Subscriber Additions? on August 13th
Energy & Utilities
- Romney or Obama: Whom Should Chesapeake Lobby For? on August 17th
- Reducing Shale Gas Output Could Hurt Chesapeake on August 17th
- Duke Worth $70 On Merger Synergies, Improving Margins on August 15th
- Alpha Natural Struggles With Uncertain Outlook on August 15th
- BP Continues Asset Sale Program With California Refinery Sale on August 14th
Basic Materials
- Rio Reviews Business After Recent Earnings Results on August 16th
- Silver Wheaton Deploys Cash Chest For First Acquisition In Three Years on August 15th
- Rio Tinto’s Aluminium Woes Continue on August 15th
- Positive Long Term Outlook For Agricultural Products Industry on August 14th
- Silver Wheaton Upbeat On Future Despite Modest Earnings on August 13th