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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 95 top stories this week:
Technology (27 articles)
- Apple, 3 articles (16, 23, 24)
- Amazon, 2 articles (3, 24)
- AMD, 2 articles (13, 21)
- Microsoft, 2 articles (9, 18)
- Motorola, 2 articles (10, 25)
- Nokia, 2 articles (8, 22)
- Symantec, 2 articles (12, 26)
- VMware, 2 articles (2, 4)
Consumer (17 articles)
- Coach, 2 articles (6, 15)
- McDonald’s, 2 articles (5, 17)
- Starbucks, 2 articles (2, 11)
- Unilever, 2 articles (10, 16)
Industrials & Transportation (16 articles)
- United Technologies, 2 articles (4, 13)
- US Airways, 2 articles (3, 14)
Media & Telecom (10 articles)
Financial Services (8 articles)
Health Care (7 articles)
- Intuitive Surgical, 2 articles (4, 7)
- Johnson & Johnson, 2 articles (3, 6)
Energy & Utilities (5 articles)
Basic Materials (5 articles)
- DuPont, 2 articles (3, 5)
All 95 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
- Local Deals & Getaway Platform Lift Travelzoo’s Earnings, Outlook on January 25th
- EMC’s Earnings Will Get A Boost From VMWare Growth, Lenovo Tie-Up on January 25th
- Amazon’s Earnings: Holiday Retail Competition And Sales Tax In Focus on January 25th
- VMware Will Ride The Cloud Computing Market Wave In Q4 on January 25th
- Broadcom’s Prospects Look Bright Heading Into Earnings on January 25th
- Yahoo Faces Tough Questions Regarding Its Turnaround In Earnings on January 25th
- VeriSign’s Solid Growth, Predictable Business Model Support Its Outlook on January 25th
- Nokia Needs To Sustain Lumia Momentum In 2013 on January 25th
- Microsoft’s Encouraging Windows 8 Sales Sets The Stage For Growth on January 25th
- Motorola Solutions Navigates Difficult Year Better Than Expected on January 24th
- F5′s New Products Will Help Restore Growth Momentum on January 24th
- Symantec Has $29 Fair Value After New Announcements And Solid Earnings on January 24th
- AMD’s Entry Into Tablets Will Not Help Its Stock on January 24th
- Samsung Earnings: Mobile Growth Is All The Rage on January 24th
- SanDisk’s Results Show That It Is Poised for Growth on January 24th
- Apple Needs A Better Emerging Markets Strategy on January 24th
- Cree’s Earnings Point Toward Growing LED Adoption on January 23rd
- Microsoft Needs To Deliver Some Good News On Windows 8 on January 23rd
- Google Earnings: Ad Revenues Jump Helped By Mobile Focus on January 23rd
- Texas Instruments’ Earnings Show A Growing Dependence On Analog & Embedded Products on January 23rd
- AMD Banks On Its Restructuring Plan To Drive Future Growth on January 23rd
- Nokia’s Earnings Will Reveal The Progress Of Its Recovery on January 23rd
- Apple Gets A Verizon Boost Ahead Of Earnings Call on January 23rd
- Amazon Sets Its Sights On Apple’s iTunes on January 22nd
- Motorola Solutions: Government Contracts And Enterprise Growth The Focus Of Earnings on January 22nd
- Symantec Earnings Preview: What We’re Watching on January 22nd
- IBM Earnings Preview: What We’re Watching on January 22nd
Consumer
- Can Harley-Davidson’s Earnings Deliver Growth And Fatter Margins? on January 25th
- Starbucks Brews Up Strong Growth On Its Americano Performance on January 25th
- Ford’s North America Margins And European Turnaround Are Keys To Earnings on January 25th
- What Costco Gains From Its Pharmacy Benefit Manager Program on January 24th
- McDonald’s Earnings Helped By Value Meals But Near-Term Outlook Remains Challenging on January 24th
- Coach Quarterly Results Disappoint Due To Weak N. American Performance on January 24th
- Honda Bets Subcompacts Can Help Fulfill The Quest Of Selling 6 Million Vehicles on January 24th
- P&G Earnings Preview: Can Developing Markets Save The Day? on January 24th
- Altria’s Earnings Rely On Better Pricing For Smokes And Growth In Smokeless Products on January 24th
- Unilever’s Emerging Markets Focus And Personal Care Products Drive Results on January 23rd
- Starbucks’ Aggressive Expansion And Shifting Business Mix Are Keys To Earnings on January 23rd
- Target Wins Customers With REDcard Discounts, Exclusive Designer And Glamorous Groceries on January 22nd
- Under Armour’s Stock Is Worth $53 On Apparel Innovation And Better Profitability on January 22nd
- Ann Taylor Looks To Save Costs While Limiting Environmental Impact on January 22nd
- Coach Earnings Preview: Holiday Spending And China Growth In Focus on January 22nd
- Unilever Earnings Preview: Emerging Markets To Drive Growth on January 22nd
- McDonald’s Earnings Preview: Value Meals, Food Costs Could Munch On Margins on January 22nd
Industrials & Transportation
- Caterpillar’s Earnings: Global Demand And China Scandal Fallout In Focus on January 25th
- Union Pacific Pricing Power Ensures Growth Despite Tough Economy on January 25th
- Higher Capacity And More International Routes Lift US Airways’ Outlook on January 24th
- United Technology’s Outlook Improves Despite Lower Earnings on January 24th
- Superstorm Sandy Clips Delta’s Q4 But Full Year Is Solid on January 24th
- 3M’s Earnings Will Show If Its Global Footprint Can Offset Weakness In Europe on January 23rd
- King Coal’s Weakness Continues To Hamper Norfolk Southern’s Earnings on January 23rd
- Lower Passenger Traffic Will Weigh On United’s Earnings on January 23rd
- Lockheed’s Earnings: Watching For Impacts Of Lower Defense Spending on January 23rd
- Southwest’s Passenger Fares And Fuel Costs Are The Keys To Earnings on January 23rd
- Alaska’s Earnings Will Get A Tailwind From Higher Capacity & Passenger Traffic on January 23rd
- CSX Results Saved By Autos, Intermodal Growth While Coal Shipments Sink on January 23rd
- Weak Global Growth Will Weigh On United Technologies’ Earnings on January 22nd
- Higher Passenger Traffic Will Provide A Tailwind To US Airways’ Earnings on January 22nd
- Europe Weighs On Johnson Controls’ Earnings And Outlook on January 22nd
- Industrial Businesses Drive GE’s Earnings And Outlook on January 22nd
Media & Telecom
- Juniper’s New Products Help Beat Guidance But Macro Uncertainty Remains on January 25th
- AT&T Looks For Catalysts Amid Mixed Results And Slow Wireless Growth on January 25th
- Dish Closes Blockbuster Stores As The Rental Business Moves Online on January 24th
- Is The Market’s Reaction To Netflix’s Earnings Overdone? on January 24th
- AT&T Earnings Preview: Wireless Growth And Acquisition Plans In Focus on January 23rd
- Juniper’s Well Positioned Heading Into Earnings Despite Weak Macro on January 23rd
- Verizon’s Smartphone Growth Lifts Results Despite Weak Wireline on January 23rd
- Why Would CBS Convert Its Outdoor Business To A REIT Rather Than Selling It? on January 22nd
- Wireless Penetration In China Slows Raising Concerns For The Big Three on January 22nd
- What If Time Warner Cable’s Subscriber Losses Continue? on January 22nd
Financial Services
- U.S. Investment Bank Review 2012: Equity Underwriting on January 25th
- MasterCard’s Business Overview (Part 1): Assessment And Transaction Fee Income on January 25th
- E*TRADE Reports Weak Trading Activity Though New Accounts Are Encouraging on January 25th
- Take The Long View With Citi Amid Short-Term Hiccups on January 23rd
- Ameritrade’s Asset Inflows Are Recovering But Weak Trading Volumes Remain A Worry on January 23rd
- Sandy Soaks Travelers’ Q4 Earnings But Full Year Results Shined on January 23rd
- Morgan Stanley Reaps Rich Rewards With Wealth Management Focus on January 22nd
- Capital One Is Good For $62 Despite Disappointing Earnings on January 22nd
Health Care
- Boston Scientific Q4 Earnings Preview: What We Are Watching on January 25th
- Abbott’s Humira, Androgel and Nutritional Business Lift Results on January 24th
- Pharma Business & Synthes Drive Johnson & Johnson’s Growth on January 23rd
- Intuitive Surgical’s Strong Sales And Growing Procedures Lifts Outlook on January 23rd
- Plavix Patent Cliff Will Impact Bristol-Myers’ Earnings on January 23rd
- Weekly Healthcare Notes: Roche Holdings, Pfizer & JNJ on January 21st
- Intuitive Surgical Earnings Preview: What We Are Watching on January 21st
Energy & Utilities
- After Capital Infusion, LDK Solar’s Valuation Still Looks Stretched on January 25th
- Why Algeria Remains Important For BP on January 25th
- Halliburton Earnings Preview: Offshore Growth In Focus on January 24th
- Baker Hughes Results Pinched By Weak Pressure Pumping Market on January 24th
- Schlumberger’s U.S. Offshore Strength Helps Soften Land Drilling Slump on January 22nd
Basic Materials
- Vale’s $6 Billion Potash Project Is The Latest Casualty Of Its Financial Woes on January 24th
- After Tough Year Freeport Banks Future On Better Copper Production And Energy Exploration on January 23rd
- DuPont’s Agricultural Business Offsets Weak Chemicals Performance on January 23rd
- Could Rio Tinto Sell Off Its Mozambican Coal Business? on January 22nd
- Key Trends To Watch In DuPont’s Earnings on January 21st