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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 78 top stories this week:
Consumer (28 articles)
- GM, 2 articles (4, 18)
- Coca Cola, 2 articles (8, 19)
- Jones Group, 2 articles (1, 14)
- Pepsico, 2 articles (1, 14)
Technology (26 articles)
- Apple, 3 articles (1, 2, 15)
- Amazon, 2 article (5, 14)
- NetApp, 2 articles (10, 17)
- Nokia, 2 articles (2, 8)
- Nvidia (9, 16)
- Qualcom, 2 articles (2, 12)
- Trip Advisor, 2 articles (6, 13)
Media & Telecom (13 articles)
- Cisco, 2 articles (2, 10)
- Comcast, 2 articles (4, 9)
- DirecTV, 2 articles (1, 8)
Financial Services (16 articles)
- Bank of New York Mellon, 2 articles (3, 4)
- Barclay’s, 2 articles (3, 8)
- Goldman Sachs, 2 articles (3, 7)
- Met Life, 2 articles (1, 6)
Energy & Utilities (7 articles)
Basic Materials (7 articles)
- Barrick Gold, 3 articles (2, 5, 6)
- Rio Tinto, 2 article (1, 7)
Health Care (3 articles)
Industrials & Transportation (2 articles)
All 78 investment stories this week are listed below.
Consumer
- PepsiCo’s Lackluster 2012 Performance Receives A Fourth Quarter Boost on February 15th
- Lower Soda Sales Cast A Shadow Over DPS Results And Outlook on February 15th
- Jones Group Shows Encouraging Results Despite Weak U.S. Retail Business on February 15th
- GM Feels The Pinch Of European Losses And Weaker North American Margins on February 15th
- Heinz $28 Bn Acquisition Price Implies Faster Global Growth And Thicker Margins Ahead on February 15th
- How Valuable Are Costco’s Ancillary Businesses? on February 13rd
- An Overview Of Under Armour’s $53 Valuation on February 13rd
- Coca-Cola Slurps Up Growth Led By Emerging Markets on February 13rd
- Here’s What Matters For Ralph Lauren’s $187 Valuation on February 13rd
- Avon Products’ Finds Its Recovery In Emerging Markets on February 13rd
- Here’s What Matters For Nike’s $56 Valuation on February 12nd
- Dr Pepper Snapple Earnings Preview: What We’re Watching on February 12nd
- Three Key Long Term Growth Strategies For Aeropostale on February 12nd
- PepsiCo Pre-Earnings: Snacking On Emerging Markets Growth on February 12nd
- L’Oréal Shows Strong Growth In Asia-Pacific, Africa on February 12nd
- Jones Group Earnings: U.S. Stores Consolidation And Int’l Retail Growth In Focus on February 11st
- Here’s What Matters For Coach’s $66 Valuation on February 11st
- GM Pre-Earnings: Cruising In North America And China While Europe Sputters on February 11st
- Coca-Cola’s Emerging Markets Growth Will Sweeten Earnings on February 11st
- Why Home Depot And Lowe’s Sales Will Heat Up In 2013 on February 11st
- Philip Morris Lights Up Growth As Asia & EEMA Compensate For European Woes on February 11st
Technology
- Apple Snaps Up Enterprise Customers At BlackBerry’s Expense on February 15th
- Weekly Mobile Notes: Apple, Nokia And Qualcomm on February 15th
- Applied Materials Earnings Hint At Recovering Semiconductor Equipment Market on February 15th
- Activision’s Clever Ways To Make More From Games Drives $16 Value on February 14th
- How Amazon Can Dominate The eBook Market on February 14th
- TripAdvisor’s Focus On Hotels, Social Media & Mobile Are Paying Off on February 14th
- After Slow Start Sina Is Now Focused On Monetizing Weibo on February 14th
- Nokia Remains Windows Phone Top Vendor But Faces Uncertain Oulook on February 14th
- Nvidia’s Dominance In GPUs And Higher Tegra Sales Lift Outlook on February 14th
- NetApp’s Results Driven By Growing Flash Adoption And Software Prowess on February 14th
- Broadcom Achieves LTE-Compatibility But Qualcomm Is Hardly Threatened on February 13rd
- Qualcomm’s Rumored Nexus 7 Win May Be Just That, A Rumor on February 12nd
- TripAdvisor To Post Another Quarter Of Strong Growth on February 12nd
- Is Amazon Planning A Secondary Market For Digital Products? on February 12nd
- Apple Benefits From Cash Allocation Talks But It Still Needs A Better China Strategy on February 11st
- Nvidia’s Earnings Preview: Tegra Sales & Kepler Architecture In Focus on February 11st
- NetApp Pre-Earnings: Services And Software Growth Help Offset Hardware Weakness on February 11st
- AOL’s Outlook Improves On Ad Growth But Lofty Valuation A Concern on February 11st
- Hotel Bookings And Expanding Mobile Platform To Drive Searches On Travelzoo on February 11st
Media & Telecom
- DirecTV Shows Controlled Growth In The U.S. & Aggressive Expansion In Latin America on February 15th
- Cisco’s Earnings Were Solid Despite Macro Challenges on February 14th
- Verizon Introduces Scorecard For Android Apps on February 14th
- An Energized Comcast Heads Into 2013 With Growth Plans on February 14th
- China Mobile Could Find Its Next Leg Of Growth Outside Of China on February 13rd
- CBS Earnings Preview: Cable Networks And Ad Revenues In Focus on February 13rd
- FCC Rejects DISH’s Request On Softbank-Sprint Merger on February 13rd
- DirecTV Earnings Preview: Subscriber Adds And Latin America In Focus on February 12nd
- Comcast Earnings Preview: What We’re Watching on February 12nd
- Cisco Earnings Can Ride The IT Recovery Higher on February 11st
Financial Services
- MetLife Cuts Back On Variable Annuities While Expanding In Emerging Markets on February 15th
- Banks Debt Valuation Accounting Rules Need A Revision on February 15th
- Financials Weekly Notes: BNY Mellon, Goldman And Barclays on February 15th
- BNY Mellon Loses $850 Million Tax Lawsuit Pushing Quarter Into The Red on February 14th
- Here’s Why BlackRock Is Reviewing Its ETF Index Contracts on February 13rd
- MetLife Earnings Preview: Annuities And International Business In Focus on February 13rd
- Goldman’s Volcker Rule Policy: Creative And Profitable Compliance on February 13rd
- Barclays Announces Job Cuts, Shakeup After A Forgettable 2012 on February 12nd
- RBS Foots $612 Million Bill To Settle LIBOR Manipulation Charges on February 11st
Energy & Utilities
- Lower Production Costs Help Alpha Natural Narrow Q4 Loss on February 15th
- Duke Energy’s Results Fueled By Progress Merger on February 14th
- Chesapeake Preview: Liquids Production And Asset Sales In Focus on February 13rd
- Transocean’s Deepwater Opportunities In The U.S. Gulf Of Mexico on February 13rd
- How The QBotix Partnership Can Help Trina Solar Further Its Utility Scale Plans on February 12nd
- ANR Q4 Preview: Thermal Coal Outlook In Focus on February 12nd
- Why Suntech Is Expanding Into Uzbekistan on February 11st
Basic Materials
- Rio Tinto’s Earnings Show Cost Cutting Efforts And Demand Recovery Are Critical To Outlook on February 15th
- Barrick Gold Faces Higher Costs, Books Impairment Charges On Copper Business on February 15th
- Cliffs Profits Hit By Low Iron Ore Prices, Volatility To Continue on February 14th
- Why Value Added Products Are The Key To Alcoa’s Future on February 13rd
- Barrick Gold African Unit’s Slump And Uncertain Fate Weigh On Outlook on February 13rd
- Barrick Gold Earnings: What We Are Watching on February 12nd
- Rio Tinto’s Earnings: Writedowns And CEO Replacement Raises Questions On Outlook on February 12nd
Health Care
- Medtronic Earnings Will Highlight Improving Sales Outlook Despite Pricing Pressures on February 15th
- Roche Holdings: Revised $58 Price Estimate On Strong Pipeline on February 14th
- How Medtronic Could Justify A $55 Stock Value on February 13rd
Industrials & Transportation
- American Airlines And US Airways Merger Will Create An Industry Behemoth on February 15th
- Boeing Will Increasingly Rely On International Defense Sales on February 14th