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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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Click “Read more…” to see our clickable table of contents with the most covered companies (more than 1 article) of the week identified. This week no company had more than one article.
Table of Contents for the 70 top stories this week:
Technology (20 articles)
- AMD, 2 articles (3, 19)
- Apple, 2 articles (8, 12)
- Google, 2 articles (1, 18)
- IBM, 2 articles (12,14)
- SAP, 2 articles (6, 15)
Consumer (13 articles)
- Las Vegas Sands, 2 articles (3, 13)
Industrials & Transportation (9 articles)
- CSX, 2 articles (2, 9)
Energy & Utilities (7 articles)
- KMP, 2 articles (2, 7)
- Schlumberger, 2 articles (3, 5)
Media & Telecom (7 articles)
Financial Services (5 articles)
Health Care (5 articles)
- Abbott, 3 articles (1, 4, 5)
Basic Materials (4 articles)
All 70 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
Technology
- Google Earnings:Ad Volume Soars Even as Cost Per Click Declines on July 18th
- Microsoft Earnings Preview: Focus On Revenue Growth From Hardware And Cloud Services on July 18th
- AMD’s Restructuring Initiatives Translate Into Strong Growth In 1H 2014 on July 18th
- Lexmark Earnings Preview: Perceptive Business To Boost Revenue Yet Again on July 18th
- Texas Instruments To Retain Its Growth Momentun In Q2’14 on July 18th
- Factors Responsible for Strong Growth in Financial Service Software Sales for SAP on July 17th
- PayPal Carries eBay’s Weight, Marketplaces Segment Will Bounce Back Soon on July 17th
- Apple Earnings Preview: iPhone Could Benefit From LTE In China; Watching For Rebound In iPad Sales on July 17th
- Intel Reports A Strong Q1’14 Backed By Improving PC Demand & Strong Data Center Growth on July 16th
- Yahoo Earnings: Display Ad Revenues Disappointing, But Mobile And Video Platform Gains Traction on July 16th
- Travelzoo Will Benefit from its Hotel Business as Search and Local Deals Suffer on July 16th
- IBM Deal Could Help Apple Become An Integral Part Of Enterprise Computing Infrastructure on July 16th
- Poor Ratings Weigh Over Fox’s Broadcasting Operations on July 15th
- IBM Earnings Preview:Revenue Decline to Continue on July 15th
- SAP Q2’14 Preview: Cloud Revenues and Operating Margins in Focus on July 15th
- SanDisk Earnings Preview: Enterprise Solid State Drives, New Technology in Focus on July 15th
- Seagate Earnings Preview: Acquisitions and Enterprise Storage in Focus on July 15th
- Google Earnings Preview: Revenue Growth From Mobile To Buoy Results on July 14th
- AMD’s Q1’14 Earnings Preview: Higher Professional Graphics Share, Increasing Semi-Custom Revenue & New APU Lineup To Drive Growth on July 14th
- eBay Earnings Preview: What We Are Watching on July 14th
Consumer
- Kimberly-Clark’s Second Quarter Results to Benefit From International Growth and Margin Expansion on July 18th
- Mercedes-Benz Ramps-Up Production in North America as Luxury Demand Rises on July 18th
- Las Vegas Sands’ Earnings Jump 31% Over Mass-Market Gaming Growth In Macau on July 17th
- What’s Driving Ann Taylor’s Store Count? on July 17th
- Coca-Cola Pre-Earnings: Organic Brands and Brazil Investments to Bolster Growth on July 17th
- Focus on Skin Care and Color Cosmetics Products Should Lift Estèe Lauder Higher on July 17th
- Altria Earnings Preview: Lower Volumes, Thicker Margins Expected on July 17th
- Gap Inc Fails to Match its June 2013 Performance in an Uneven Retail Market on July 15th
- Guess’s North American Retail Revenue Per Square Feet Will Improve Going Forward on July 15th
- L Brands’ June Same-Store Sales Rise But Miss Estimates on July 15th
- Lower Volumes, Higher Taxes And Stronger U.S. Dollar To Weigh On Philip Morris International’s Second Quarter Earnings on July 15th
- Keurig-Nestlé Deal: Creamer Added K-Cups To Boost Net Sales on July 14th
- Earnings Preview: Mass Market Gaming Will Drive Growth For Las Vegas Sands In Q2 on July 14th
Industrials & Transportation
- Higher Commercial Airplane Deliveries Will Likely Lift Boeing’s Results Despite Weak U.S. Defense Spending on July 18th
- Strong Intermodal and Merchandise Growth Drives CSX’s Earnings on July 17th
- Cost Cuts Could Lift Lockheed’s Earnings Despite Weak U.S. Military Spending on July 17th
- UTC’s Earnings Will Likely Rise on Strong Commercial Aviation Demand Despite Flat U.S. Military Spending on July 17th
- UPS will Benefit from Healthcare Compliant FSLs and Growth in the U.S. Medical Device Industry on July 16th
- GE’s Earnings Will Likely Rise on its Industrial Segment Growth & Gains from Cost Cuts on July 16th
- Rising Automotive Industry Production & Cost Cutbacks Will Likely Lift Johnson Controls’s Earnings on July 16th
- New Coverage: $100 Trefis Price Estimate For Deere & Co on July 15th
- Domestic Coal, Merchandise And Intermodal Shipments Will Drive CSX’s Earnings on July 14th
Energy & Utilities
- Halliburton Q2 Preview: Middle East And North America Could Drive Results on July 18th
- Earnings Review: Increased Demand for Natural Gas Transportation Drives KMP’s Earnings on July 18th
- Schlumberger’s Q2 Results Aided By Eastern Hemisphere Activity on July 18th
- Kinder Morgan’s Foray into Marine Transportation of Oil Should Boost its Profitability on July 17th
- Schlumberger Q2 Preview: Scale And Technology Should Provide An Edge As Upstream Activity Increases on July 16th
- Baker Hughes Q2 Preview: Stronger Global Upstream Activity, Pumping Improvements Will Drive Results on July 15th
- Earnings Preview: Natural Gas Pipelines Should Drive KMP’s Earnings on July 14th
Media & Telecom
- Watchout For Comcast’s Pay-TV Subscriber Trends In Q2 on July 18th
- Netflix Earnings Preview: Eye on Subscriber Numbers on July 18th
- Theme Parks and Resorts Provide Stable Cash Flows to Disney on July 17th
- Why Free Music Streaming Services aren’t a Threat to Sirius XM on July 16th
- How Are Dish’s Pay-TV Operations Trending? on July 16th
- Split of Outdoor Business Will Help CBS Reduce its Reliance on Advertising Sources on July 15th
- Chinese Carriers Team Up For Country’s First Joint Network Infrastructure Company on July 14th
Financial Services
- Charles Schwab Posts Strong Q2 Results Despite Slowdown In Trading on July 17th
- Goldman’s Strong Q2 Performance Comes With Caveats on July 16th
- JPMorgan Shares Rise As Solid Performance Lifts Q2 Results on July 16th
- Shrinking Legal Backlog, Improving Cost Efficiency Justifies $58 Value For Citigroup on July 15th
- Improving Credit Conditions Help Wells Fargo Post Strong Q2 Results on July 14th
Health Care
- Abbott Raises Full Year Earnings Guidance On Strong Q2 Results on July 17th
- Johnson & Johnson Earnings: New Blockbuster Drug Olysio Lifts Sales But May Face Competition Soon on July 16th
- UnitedHealth Group Earnings Preview: Optum Division To Drive Growth on July 15th
- Abbott Streamlines Generic Drug Business With Sale Of Developed Market Assets To Mylan on July 15th
- Abbott Earnings Preview: Recovery In Nutritionals, Growth In Emerging Markets To Drive Saleson July 14th
Basic Materials
- Freeport Earnings Preview: Low Copper Prices and Indonesian Export Restrictions to Weigh on Results on July 18th
- Cliffs’ Earnings Preview: Lower Iron Ore and Coal Prices Will Weigh on Results on July 18th
- Rio Tinto Operations Review: Sharp Rise in Iron Ore Volumes on July 17th
- Department of Commerce Ruling in OCTG Trade Case a Major Boost for U.S. Steel on July 14th