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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 105 top stories this week:
Technology (29 articles)
- VMware, 3 articles (13, 23, 28)
- Broadcom, 2 articles (9, 27)
- Facebook, 2 articles (1, 5)
- IBM, 2 articles (10, 22)
- Microsoft, 2 articles (2, 17)
- Yelp, 2 articles (3, 26)
Consumer (22 articles)
- Daimler, 2 articles (1, 22)
- Dr. Pepper, 2 articles (2, 9)
- Kimberly Clark, 2 articles (5, 21)
Industrials & Transportation (15 articles)
- Norfolk Southern, 2 articles (2, 10)
Media & Telecom (11 articles)
- AT&T, 2 articles (3, 10)
- Comcast, 2 articles (4, 8)
- Verizon, 2 articles (6, 11)
Financial Services (10 articles)
- Discover, 2 articles (3, 9)
- E*Trade, 2 articles (1, 10)
- Travelers, 2 articles (4, 8)
Health Care (9 articles)
- Abbott, 2 articles (3, 9)
- Boston Scientific, 2 articles (2, 7)
- Intuitive Surgical, 2 articles (4, 8)
Basic Materials (5 articles)
- Dow Chemical, 2 articles (3, 5)
Energy & Utilities (3 articles)
Unassigned (1 article)
All 105 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
- Facebook Pre-Earnings: Expect Growth Momentum To Continue on October 24th
- Microsoft Earnings: Hardware Sales And Cloud Services Boosts Revenues on October 24th
- Yelp Earnings: Local Business Grows, Albeit At A Lower Pace on October 24th
- Twitter Pre-Earnings: Strong Growth In Monetization And Active User Base Is Expected on October 24th
- How Facebook Has Evolved Since The IPO And Where Is It Headed? on October 24th
- Yahoo Earnings: Mobile And Windfall profits From Alibaba Sale Boost Results on October 23rd
- Cree’s Q1’15 Results Hit By Weak LED Demand Though Lighting Continues To Grow Strongly on October 22nd
- Lexmark Earnings: MPS And Perceptive Business Propel Revenues on October 22nd
- Broadcom’s Q3’14 Growth Driven By Strength In Connectivity & Broadband on October 22nd
- IBM Earnings: Revenues Miss Expectations Amidst Corporate Restructuring on October 22nd
- VeriSign Q3FY14 Preview: Company Strives To Regain Growth In The Face Of Competition on October 22nd
- Pandora’s Margins Will Remain A Concern But Monetization Can Improve on October 22nd
- Hybrid Cloud, Network Virtualization, End-User Computing Drive VMware’s Q3 Results on October 22nd
- Nokia Earnings Preview: Networks In Focus on October 22nd
- SAP Lowers FY14 Profit Guidance On Faster Cloud Expansion on October 21st
- TI Reports A Strong Q3’14 & Believes Its Business Remains Healthy on October 21st
- Microsoft Earnings Preview: Focus on Hardware And Cloud Sales on October 21st
- Constant Contact To Retain Its Growth Momentum In Q3 2014 on October 21st
- Amazon Pre-Earnings: Electronics and General Merchandise Will Drive Growth, But Profitability Could Disappoint on October 21st
- Trends In Silver Demand By The Solar Photovoltaic Industry on October 21st
- Apple Reports A Strong Q4 As iPhone Sales Shine on October 21st
- Weekly Review: Microsoft, IBM, HP And Adobe on October 20th
- Emerging Storage, VMware To Drive EMC’s Q3 Results As Core Product Sales Decline on October 20th
- Google Earnings: Profitability Disappoints Even As Revenue Grows on October 20th
- Qualcomm Acquires CSR To Accelerate Its Growth In IoT on October 20th
- Yelp Earnings Preview: Revenue Growth From Local Ads, Mobile and DPO In Focus on October 20th
- Broadcom’s Q3’14 Earnings Preview: Infrastructure, Broadband & Connectivity To Drive Growth on October 20th
- VMware Earnings Preview: Software-Defined Storage, Networking, Hybrid Clouds In Focus on October 20th
- Enterprise SSDs Drive SanDisk’s Q3 Results on October 20th
Consumer
- Daimler Earnings Review: Mercedes’ Margins Expand On Favorable Mix And Strong Volume Growth on October 24th
- Dr. Pepper’s Non-Carbonated Volumes Rebound To Boost Q3 Results on October 24th
- Wal-Mart Cuts Its Growth Forecasts And Slows Store Expansion on October 23rd
- P&G Q1’15 Preview: Markets Slowdown And Currency Headwinds Should Test P&G Brands on October 23rd
- Kimberly-Clark Gains From Stronger Product Demand In International Markets on October 22nd
- Colgate Pre-Earnings: Organic Sales In North America, Currency Headwinds In Emerging Markets In Focus on October 22nd
- Harley-Davidson Earnings Review: Retail Sales Rise As Expected To Strengthen Year-End Shipment Estimates on October 22nd
- Lear Corporation Pre-Earnings: Strong U.S. And China Sales To Boost The Top Line In Q3 on October 22nd
- Dr. Pepper Snapple Pre-Earnings: Margins Could Expand On Higher Volumes And Pricing on October 22nd
- Earnings Preview: Strength In US and China Should Keep GM’s Topline Growing on October 22nd
- Ford’s Earnings Preview: Strength In China, US Should Keep Bottomline Growing on October 22nd
- Expansion In The Western U.S. To Remain Key Factor For Dunkin’ Brands’ Top-Line Growth on October 22nd
- Coca-Cola Earnings Review: Volatile Emerging Economies Limit Top Line Growth on October 22nd
- Unilever Earnings Preview: Home And Personal Care Products Should Mask Weakness In Foods’ Portfolio on October 21st
- Price Hikes & Increased Customer Traffic Drive Chipotle’s Q3 Revenues on October 21st
- Apparel Week In Review: L Brands, Urban Outfitters And American Eagle Outfitters on October 20th
- Las Vegas Sands Earnings Grow 2% While Revenues Decline Amid A Slowdown In Macau Gaming on October 20th
- Philip Morris’ Q3 Earnings Along Expected Lines on October 20th
- Revlon Q3FY14 Preview: Impact Of Euro Depreciation In Focus on October 20th
- McDonald’s Earnings Preview: Headwinds In Eastern Markets Might Deliver A Huge Blow To Top-Line Growth on October 20th
- Kimberly-Clark Q3FY14 Preview: Emerging Markets Should Boost Sales And Margins on October 20th
- Daimler Pre-Earnings: Strong Mercedes Volume-Growth And Cost-Benefits To Boost Margins on October 20th
Industrials & Transportation
- Lockheed Boosts Stock Repurchase As Weak U.S. Military Spending Pressures Its Top Line on October 24th
- Norfolk Southern Earnings: Intermodal And General Merchandise Growth Offsets Coal Weakness on October 23rd
- Gorilla Glass And Display Technologies Segment Will Drive Corning’s Earnings on October 23rd
- UTC’s Results Rise On Higher Commercial Aerospace Demand; Organic Sales Growth Improves on October 23rd
- UPS Earnings Preview: E-Commerce Sales To Drive Revenue And Operating Expense But Temper Yields on October 22nd
- Southwest, JetBlue and Alaska’s Earnings Preview: Solid Demand For Air Travel Will Likely Lift Results on October 22nd
- Beechcraft Acquisition Lifts Textron’s Results As The Business Jet Market Improves on October 21st
- Caterpillar’s Earnings Preview: Revenue And Profits Could Decline On Poor Mining And Construction Sales on October 21st
- Network Airlines’ Earnings Preview: United & American Will Likely Post Healthy Third Quarter Results on October 21st
- Norfolk Southern Earnings Preview: Intermodal To Offset Coal Headwinds on October 21st
- Higher 737 and 787 Production Rates Will Likely Lift Boeing’s Profit Despite Lower Government Military Spending on October 20th
- Union Pacific Earnings Preview: Agricultural And Industrial Shipments Will Likely Offset Sluggish Chemicals Shipments on October 20th
- Delta Shows Solid Operating Performance Even As Special Charges Clip Its Profit on October 20th
- 3M’s Earnings Preview: Revenue Growth Driven By Electronics & Energy, Safety & Graphics And Industrials Segments on October 20th
- Aviation And Oil & Gas Lift GE’s Net As Its Portfolio Shifts Towards Core Infrastructure on October 20th
Media & Telecom
- NBCUniversal Boosts Comcast’s Q3 Earnings on October 24th
- Sirius XM Earnings Preview: Subscriber Additions Can Pick Up on October 24th
- AT&T Misses Q3 Revenue Guidance, Lowers Full-Year Growth Forecast on October 24th
- Comcast To Build A $3.3 Billion Theme Park In Beijing on October 23rd
- China Unicom Earnings Preview: 3G, 4G Adds, VAT In Focus on October 23rd
- Growing Wireless Subscribers, FiOS Adoption Drive Verizon’s Q3 Results on October 23rd
- Juniper Earnings Preview: Edge Router Sales, Cost Savings In Focus on October 22nd
- Comcast’s Q3 Earnings Preview: Pay-TV Subscriber Trends And NBCUniversal In Focus on October 21st
- China Mobile’s Q3 Earnings Fall On Rising Competition And Higher Taxes on October 21st
- AT&T Earnings Preview: Next Program, Margins In Focus on October 21st
- Verizon Earnings Preview: Wireless Subscriber Adds, Margins In Focus on October 20th
Financial Services
- E*Trade Q3 Results Driven By Interest Revenues, Trading Commissions on October 23rd
- NASDAQ Earnings Preview: Non-Trading Businesses To Drive Growth on October 23rd
- Growth In Loans Drives Discover’s Third Quarter Earnings on October 22nd
- Investment Income, Lower Catastrophe Losses Lift Travelers’ Earnings on October 22nd
- Record Fee Revenues Help BNY Mellon Post Strong Q3 Results Despite Shrinking Interest Margins on October 21st
- Strong All-Around Performance Helps Morgan Stanley Post Impressive Q3 Results on October 20th
- Insurance Week In Review: MetLife, UnitedHealth on October 20th
- Travelers Q3 Earnings Preview: Underwriting Performance, Retention Rates In Focus on October 20th
- Discover Financial Q3 Earnings Preview: Direct Banking Will Drive Results on October 20th
- E*Trade Earnings Preview: Growing Asset Base, Recovering Trade Volumes To Drive Results on October 20th
Health Care
- Merck Earnings Preview: Expect Continued Pressure On Topline Growth on October 24th
- Boston Scientific Reports Robust Q3 Results On Solid Sales, Margin Expansion on October 24th
- Abbott Reports Solid Q3 Results On Nutritionals Recovery, Emerging Markets on October 24th
- Intuitive Surgical’s Sales Improve On Growth In da Vinci Systems, Procedure Volumes on October 22nd
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Earnings Preview: What We Are Watching on October 22nd
- Roche’s Cancer Drug Sales Continue To Grow, May Face Competition In Medium Term on October 21st
- Boston Scientific Earnings Preview: New Products To Drive Sales on October 21st
- Intuitive Surgical Earnings Preview: Procedure Volumes In Focus on October 20th
- Abbott Earnings Preview: Nutritionals, Emerging Markets In Focus on October 20th
Basic Materials
- U.S. Steel Earnings Preview: Higher Steel Prices And Cost Savings To Boost Results on October 24th
- Freeport Earnings Preview: Higher Volumes To Boost Copper Mining Results on October 24th
- Dow Chemical’s Third Quarter Earnings Surge Higher On Margin Expansion on October 23rd
- Cliffs’ Earnings Preview: Lower Iron Ore And Coal Prices To Weigh On Results on October 22nd
- Dow Chemical To Draw Earnings Growth From Thicker Margins on October 21st
Energy & Utilities
- Higher Production, Lower Oil Prices To Drive Anadarko’s Third Quarter Earnings on October 24th
- Halliburton’s Q3 Results Driven By Strong U.S. Completion and Production Activity on October 21st
- Weekly Oil & Gas Notes: Petrobras’ Production Update And Chevron’s Deepwater Projects In Indonesia on October 20th
Unassigned
- Honeywell’s Revenues Grow On ACS And Margins Due To Aerospace on October 20th