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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 77 top stories this week:
Consumer (26 articles)
- Aeropostale, 2 articles (1, 14)
- Gamestop, 2 articles (2, 22)
Technology (18 articles)
- Apple, 3 articles (2, 14, 16)
- Hewlett Packard, 2 articles (5, 17)
- Nokia, 2 articles (2, 8)
Financial Services (13 articles)
- MetLife, 2 articles (3, 8)
Media & Telecom (8 articles)
- China Telecom, 2 articles (3, 6)
Industrials & Transportation (5 articles)
Health Care (4 articles)
- Medtronic, 2 articles (2, 4)
Energy & Utilities (3 articles)
All 77 investment stories this week are listed below
Consumer
- Aeropostale’s Struggles Continue Despite Its Recent Efforts on August 23rd
- GameStop Harnesses Digital Trends Amid Industry Shift on August 23rd
- American Eagle Outfitters Stumbles With Weak Results And Outlook on August 22nd
- PepsiCo Plans To Munch On Indian Snacks Market Share on August 22nd
- L’Oréal Targets Acquisitions In New Markets To Drive Sales on August 22nd
- Target’s Results Show The Toll Of A Weak U.S. Economy And Canadian Expansion on August 22nd
- Emerging Markets Help Honda Motors Reach $42 on August 22nd
- Home Depot Reports Strong Results On Housing Recovery, Raises Outlook on August 22nd
- Lowe’s Gains On Housing Recovery And Raises Outlook on August 22nd
- Ann Earnings Preview: Strong Ann Taylor And Improved LOFT To Offset Industry Weakness on August 22nd
- Philip Morris’ Potential Downside From The EU’s Illegal Cigarette Trade on August 21st
- Under Armour: Key Changes To Our $66 Price Estimate on August 21st
- Limited Brands: Strong Product Offerings Can Help Beat Weak Industry Trends on August 21st
- Aeropostale Earnings Preview: Weak Back-To-School Season Could Hurt Results on August 21st
- How Is Wynn’s Las Vegas Casino Business Trending? on August 21st
- Best Buy’s Earnings Improve On Its Turnaround Strartegy on August 21st
- Will Taco Bell & Supply Chain Issues Bite Into Chipotle’s Growth Story? on August 21st
- Kraft’s Sustained Weakness In Its Grocery Business Can Hamper Growth on August 20th
- Urban Outfitters Shakes Off Industry Weakness With Strong Growth on August 20th
- RadioShack Tries New Concept Stores To Spur Turnaround Efforts on August 20th
- GameStop’s Earnings Face Industry Headwinds But Digital Sales Will Help on August 20th
- Las Vegas Sands Revised Estimates And Outlook on August 20th
- Gap Inc’s Results Will Reflect Its Resilience on August 20th
- Ford’s Efforts To Revive Lincoln Goes Beyond New Launches on August 19th
- A&F’s Earnings Preview: Weak Industry Trends Could Hurt Results on August 19th
- Colgate-Palmolive’s Indian Market Share Unlikely To Be Hurt By P&G’s Entry on August 19th
Technology
- Windows 8.1 May Not Bolster Microsoft’s Revenues In The Near Future on August 23rd
- Weekly Mobile Notes: Apple, Nokia and BlackBerry on August 23rd
- TripAdvisor’s Evolution Is Attracting More Travelers, Businesses And Internet Booking Engines on August 23rd
- Lexmark Acquires Saperion To Bolster Its Perceptive Business on August 23rd
- Weak Business Environment Weighs On HP’s Q3 Earnings on August 22nd
- Qualcomm Is Hardly Threatened By Intel’s LTE Inroads on August 22nd
- Revising Our Groupon Estimates On Higher Gross Billings & North America Growth on August 22nd
- Nokia’s Low-End 520 Momentum Crucial For WP Ecosystem Development on August 22nd
- Why Is Amazon’s Web Services Business Important? on August 21st
- Sina’s Success With Weibo Supports Our Revised $78 Price Estimate on August 21st
- IBM Buys Trusteer To Bolster Its Cloud Services on August 21st
- NetApp Revised Higher On Solid Growth And Profit Margins But Challenges Remain on August 20th
- Perfect World’s Results Helped By New Game Launches on August 20th
- Apple Rallies On Investor Sentiment And Cheaper iPhone Potential on August 20th
- Zynga Update: Paring Management Layers But No Progress On Other Fronts on August 19th
- Apple Has A $45 Billion Opportunity If China Mobile Deal Materializes on August 19th
- HP Pre-Earnings: Weak Results Expected As PC Slump Continues on August 19th
- Raising Cree’s Estimates On Brighter Forecast And Model Changes on August 19th
Financial Services
- Q2 2013 Banking Round-Up: Net Interest Margin Comparisons on August 23rd
- ICE’s NYSE Euronext Deal Will Raise Its Game In The European Derivatives Market on August 23rd
- MetLife’s Investment Strategy And Profit Margins Outlook on August 23rd
- Proof That The Banking Industry Is All About Customer Perception on August 23rd
- As Refi Boom Wanes Wells Fargo Cuts Headcount At Mortgage Lending Unit on August 23rd
- NASDAQ’s Glitch Could Negatively Impact Its U.S. Listings Business on August 23rd
- Major Exchanges Look To Seize The European Derivatives Market Opportunity on August 21st
- A Look At MetLife’s U.S. Operations And Our $51 Estimate on August 21st
- Q2 2013 Banking Round-Up: Price-to-Book Ratio Comparisons on August 21st
- Schwab’s Trading Volumes Are Improving But Uncertainty Remains on August 21st
- RBS Gets A Fresh £1.5 Billion Bid For Project Rainbow Branch Network on August 20th
- Capital One Acquires Beech Street Capital To Boost Commercial Real-Estate Portfolio on August 19th
- Why BofA’s Decision To Merge Merrill Operations Is A Good Sign on August 19th
Media & Telecom
- Is Netflix’s Business Sustainable At Its Current Prices? on August 23rd
- AT&T Ramps Up LTE Rollout To Gain On Verizon In Saturated Market on August 23rd
- China Telecom Reaps Big Gains In 3G As 4G Buildout Looms on August 22nd
- Web-Based TV Providers Would Need To Pay Up For ESPN on August 22nd
- Viacom Nears A Content Deal With Sony on August 19th
- China Telecom’s Earnings: 3G, CDMA Network Acquisition & Broadband To Provide Strong Growth on August 19th
- CBS’ Ratings Are Immune To The First Week Of Blackouts on August 19th
- How Are Sirius XM’s Profit Margins Trending? on August 19th
Industrials & Transportation
- Weekly Aviation Note: United Technologies, General Electric And Boeing on August 23rd
- Lockheed Is Making Steady Progress In Its International Business Expansion on August 23rd
- What’s Driving Margin Expansion At Union Pacific? on August 23rd
- Chevy’s Malibu Gives Johnson Controls’ Start-Stop Technology Broader Use on August 23rd
- GE Sees Strong Returns On Its Industrial Internet Investments on August 21st
Health Care
- Will There Be Further R&D Cuts From Pfizer? on August 23rd
- Medtronic Maintains Its Growth Despite Weak Defibrillators Sales on August 22nd
- Boston Scientific: A Review Of The Cardiac Rhythm Management Division And Our Estimates on August 21st
- Medtronic Q1 Earnings Preview: Growth Momentum Picking Up on August 19th
Energy & Utilities