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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 46 top stories this week:
Consumer (10 articles)
- Coca Cola, 2 articles (4, 10)
- Las Vegas Sands, 2 articles (1, 8)
- Pepsico, 2 articles (3, 7)
Technology (8 articles)
Financial Services (8 articles)
- Charles Scwabb, 2 articles (5, 6)
Health Care (8 articles)
- Abbott, 2 articles (4, 8)
- Intuitive Surgical, 2 articles (2, 7)
- United Health, 2 articles (1, 6)
Energy & Utilities (7 article)
- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, 2 articles (2, 7)
Media & Telecom (3 articles)
Basic Materials (1 article)
- Alcoa, 2 articles (1, 3)
Industrials & Transportation (1 article)
All 46 investment stories this week are listed below
Consumer
- Las Vegas Sands Reports Record Earnings Driven By Surge In Macau And Singapore Operations on October 18th
- McDonald’s Q3 Earnings: Weak Sales To Weigh On Margins on October 18th
- Snacks Fuel Growth At PepsiCo As Beverages Continue To Fizzle on October 17th
- Coca-Cola Delivers Balanced Growth From Its Diversified Portfolio on October 17th
- Dunkin’ Brands Earnings Preview: Expect A Stable Quarter on October 16th
- Philip Morris’ Earnings Face Headwinds From Anti-Tobacco Measures, Strengthening U.S. Dollar on October 16th
- PepsiCo Earnings Preview: Snacks To Drive Growth As Beverages Fizzle on October 15th
- Las Vegas Sands Earnings Preview: All Eyes On Macau And Singapore Operations on October 15th
- Chipotle Q3 Preview: Sales To Remain Strong But Margins Could Degrade on October 15th
- Coca-Cola Earnings Preview: Still Beverages To Drive Growth As The Soda Slump Continues on October 15th
Technology
- eBay Warns Of E-Commerce Slowdown, Mobile Remains A Bright Spot on October 18th
- SAP Earnings Preview: HANA Sales Could Gain Further Traction With Increased Integration Into Application Software on October 18th
- Akamai Earnings: Watching For The iOS7 Impact With An Eye On Margins on October 18th
- TI To Retain Its Growth Momentum In Q3 With A Strengthening Order Book on October 18th
- SanDisk Delivers Record Quarter, Price Estimate Revised to $70 on October 18th
- Yahoo Earnings: Core Business Revenues Continue To Decline But the Future Looks Bright on October 17th
- Intel’s Q3 Earnings: Strong Data Center Growth & New Products Instill Hope on October 17th
- Travelzoo Earnings Preview: EBITDA Margin Headwinds To Continue This Quarter But Provide Long Term Benefits on October 15th
Financial Services
- Expense Management Helps Citigroup’s Profitability Despite Decline In Revenues on October 18th
- Discover Financial Earnings Preview: Improving Spending Trends To Boost Results on October 18th
- American Express Continues To Benefit From Strong Business Model on October 17th
- TD Bank’s £8 Billion Bid For Citizens Bank Good News For RBS on October 16th
- Charles Schwab Earnings: Solid Growth Across Major Business Lines on October 16th
- Schwab Pre-earnings: Asset Growth And Trading Volumes In Focus on October 14th
- Despite Quarterly Loss, JPMorgan Remains Strong on October 15th
- Wells Fargo’s Record Q3 Results Mask Concerns on October 15th
Health Care
- UnitedHealth Fails To Beat Expectations, But Optum Division Looks Promising on October 18th
- Intuitive Surgical Continues To Disappoint In Q3 on October 18th
- Johnson & Johnson Continues To Ride The Success Of Its Immunology & Oncology Drugs on October 17th
- Abbott Continues Growth On Diagnostics Sales And Margin Improvement on October 17th
- Roche Earnings Preview: Oncology Drugs In Focus on October 16th
- UnitedHealth Earnings Preview: Growth Should Continue In The Early Days Of PPACA Exchanges on October 16th
- Intuitive Surgical Earnings Preview: Concerns About da Vinci Systems Weigh On Growth on October 16th
- Abbott Earnings Preview: Nutritionals And Diagnostics Divisions In Focus on October 15th
Energy & Utilities
- Halliburton Preview: Watching The North American Completion and Production Business on October 18th
- KMP’s Q3 Results Aided By Acquisitions And Oil Production on October 17th
- Three Key Catalysts For First Solar’s Stock on October 17th
- A Look At The Solar Market In Mexico on October 16th
- Baker Hughes Q3 Preview: U.S Offshore Growth, Pumping Recovery And Middle East Operations Will Influence Results on October 16th
- Schlumberger Earnings Preview: Watching For A Recovery In North American Operations on October 16th
- KMP Q3 Preview: Natural Gas Transport Volumes, Recently Acquired Assets In Spotlight on October 14th
Media & Telecom
- Netflix Earnings Preview: Strong Growth Expected on October 18th
- Avatar Land Addition to Benefit Disney’s Theme Park Business on October 16th
- Verizon Earnings: Buyout Of Wireless Division In Focus As Competition Heats Up on October 15th
Basic Materials
Industrials & Transportation
- Margin Expansion Driven By Cost Cuts Will Boost GE’s Profits on October 16th