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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 87 top stories this week:
Technology (23 articles)
- IBM, 2 articles (9, 14)
Consumer (23 articles)
- Abercrombie & Fitch, 2 articles (6, 15)
- Costco, 2 articles (4, 13)
- GameStop, 2 articles (16, 20)
- Hillshire Brands, 2 articles (14, 19)
Industrials & Transportation (10 articles)
- FedEx, 2 articles (2, 4)
- UPS, 2 articles (2, 9)
Media & Telecom (8 articles)
- China Mobil, 2 articles (6, 8)
Financial Services (6 articles)
Energy & Utilities (6 articles)
- Anadarko, 2 articles (2, 4)
- Exxon, 2 articles (3, 5)
Basic Materials (4 articles)
Health Care (4 articles)
All 87 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
- AOL Eyes TV Video Ad Dollars With The Acquisition of Precision Demand For Adapt.tv on May 30th
- Focusing On AOV Should Drive Shutterfly Higher on May 30th
- Baidu Plans IPO For Its Video Business on May 30th
- New LTE Deals Could Bolster Nokia’s Declining Networks Sales on May 30th
- Paychex’s Increasing Focus On Software-As-A-Service May Help Improve Margins on May 30th
- Declining Renewal Rates Should Suppress VeriSign’s Fiscal 2014 Performance on May 30th
- Why E3 Is Important For Electronic Arts This Year on May 30th
- International Expansion, Mobile Potential Make eBay A $60 Stock on May 30th
- Why IBM Is Worth $227? on May 29th
- TripAdvisor Enters Online Restaurant Reservation Space With Acquisition of LaFourchette on May 29th
- A Review Of Twitter’s Business As Market Converges With Our Valuation on May 29th
- Factors That Can Lower Our Valuation For Cree By 30% on May 29th
- What The Beats Deal Means For Apple on May 29th
- IBM To Discontinue Selling NetApp Storage Products on May 29th
- New Products To Expand TI’s Presence In The Growing Embedded Market on May 28th
- What If LinkedIn Operated As Efficiently As Facebook? on May 28th
- EMC Acquires Chip-Maker DSSD To Boost Flash Portfolio on May 28th
- Samsung’s Smartphone Business Faces Challenges Despite Strong Sales Growth on May 28th
- Microsoft Strengthens its Hardware Vertical With Surface 3 Launch on May 27th
- Weak Global Footprint Presents Growth Opportunity For Ctrip’s Hotel Bookings Business on May 27th
- Weibo Boosts Sina’s First Quarter Results, Portal Business To Face Pressure From Government Notices on May 27th
- Increasing Investment In China Can Help Expand Intel’s Mobile Presence on May 27th
- Is Spotify A Threat To Pandora? on May 27th
Consumer
- How Daimler Could Capitalize On China’s Push For EV/HEVs on May 30th
- Nike Gears Up For The FIFA World Cup In Brazil on May 30th
- Why Starbucks Has An Edge Over Competitors Despite Rising Coffee Prices on May 30th
- Rising Membership Propels Costco’s Growth on May 30th
- Jaguar Land Rover Drives Top Line Growth As India Sales Decline For Tata Motors on May 30th
- Abercrombie & Fitch’s Fall Slows Down; Q1 Results Beat Estimates on May 30th
- Tyson Foods Enters Into A Bidding War With Pilgrim’s Pride Over Hillshire Brands on May 30th
- Kimberly-Clark To Go Ahead With Spin-off Of Healthcare Business on May 29th
- Under Armour’s Bid For International Growth on May 29th
- China Poised For Plug-in Electric Vehicle Volume Growth Going Forward on May 29th
- With The Highest Generic Purchasing Power, Walgreens To Benefit From Rising Generic Saleson May 29th
- Avon-Coty Partnership In Brazil Should Result In Market Share Gain on May 28th
- Costco Likely To Report Strong Results Following Three Quarters Of Earnings Miss on May 28th
- Pilgrim’s Pride Offers To Buy Hillshire Brands In A Bid To Improve Margin Stability on May 28th
- Can Better Fashion And Enhanced Savings Help Abercrombie & Fitch’s Results? on May 28th
- GameStop Q1 Earnings: Digital Domain & Tech Brands Drive Top Line Growth on May 28th
- Gap Inc’s Earnings Stumble But Recovery Is Imminent on May 27th
- Why The Polo Brand Is Critical To Ralph Lauren’s Success on May 27th
- The Pros and Cons Of Hillshire Brands’ Pinnacle Deal on May 27th
- GameStop Q1 Earnings: Next Gen Consoles & Pre-Owned Value Gaming Drives Margins [Part 1] on May 27th
- Tata Motors Earnings Preview: Jaguar Land Rover Sales To Rise Steeply, Fueled By China Growth on May 27th
- Is Demand For Tesla’s Model S Falling? on May 27th
- Ford Plans Luxury Car Market Push In Europe on May 27th
Industrials & Transportation
- Ramp Up In F-35 Production & Rising International Sales Will Help Return Lockheed’s Top Line To Growth Trajectory After 2014 on May 30th
- UPS And FedEx Will Likely Benefit From The Next Phase Of The U.S. Export Promotion Program on May 30th
- UTC’s Building Businesses Are Poised For Solid Long Term Growth on May 29th
- Fedex Likely To Benefit From Change In Pricing Mechanism on May 29th
- Purification Systems And Automotive OEMs To Help Drive 3M’s Industrial Segment on May 28th
- CSX May Miss Its Target Of Achieving A High 60’s Operating Ratio By 2015 on May 28th
- United Continental Is Restructuring Its Pacific Network To Improve Its Revenues on May 28th
- JetBlue Is Worth $9.10 On Its Low-Cost Advantage & High-Value Geographies on May 27th
- Expansion Of Premium Services May Help UPS Improve Yields on May 27th
- Why Union Pacific Is The Leader In Automotive Shipments Amongst U.S. Railroads on May 27th
Media & Telecom
- How Is Disney’s Broadcasting Business Trending? on May 30th
- A Look At Netflix’s Potential In New European Markets on May 29th
- Cisco Expands Cyber-Security Capabilities With ThreatGRID Buy on May 28th
- China Unicom Sees Net Add Slowdown As It Awaits FDD-LTE Licenses on May 28th
- Verizon Looks To Solve Network Congestion Problems, Improve ARPU With XLTE Launch on May 27th
- China Mobile Likely To Be The Biggest Gainer From Handset Subsidy Cuts on May 27th
- China Telecom’s Wireless Market Share Declines As It Continues To Lag In 3G Subscriber Addson May 27th
- China Mobile Improves Wireless Market Share With Steady 3G, 4G Subscriber Adds on May 27th
Financial Services
- IntercontinentalExchange Group Plans Euronext IPO In Second Quarter on May 30th
- Banks Hike Overdraft Fees After Regulatory Clampdown Hits Revenues on May 29th
- Brokerages Could Be Vulnerable To Zero-Commission Brokerage App Robinhood on May 28th
- State Street Eyes Higher Forex Revenues From New Benchmark Trading Product on May 28th
- Why The Dip In Credit Card Activity For Q1 Is Not A Cause For Concern on May 27th
- Anti-Money Laundering Violation Charges Could Have Short-Term Implications For Charles Schwab on May 27th
Energy & Utilities
- Baker Hughes Price Estimate Raised To $70, Here’s Why on May 30th
- Anadarko’s Tronox Settlement Inches Closer To Final Approval on May 30th
- How Does Exxon Plan To Drive Upstream Earnings Growth? on May 28th
- Anadarko’s Land Grant Advantage In The Wattenberg Field on May 27th
- Exxon Ships First Cargo From The PNG LNG Project, Strengthening Liquids Portfolio on May 27th
- BP Pins Hope On The U.S. Supreme Court To Limit Settlement Costs on May 27th
Basic Materials
- Freeport Restructures Oil And Gas Portfolio Primarily To Reduce Debt on May 30th
- A Look At U.S. Steel’s Tubular Products Segment on May 28th
- Rio Tinto Bets Big On Iron Ore Volumes on May 28th
- Cliffs Sells Northern Ontario Exploration Camp, Maintains Commitment To Disciplined Capital Allocation on May 27th
Health Care
- What Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb And Roche Are Doing To Win The Immuno-Oncology Drugs Market on May 30th
- Why Pfizer May Not Give Up On AstraZeneca on May 29th
- Boston Scientific: Strong Performance Data For New IC Products on May 29th
- Intuitive Surgical: New Products Offer Little Help As Future Uncertainties Remain on May 27th