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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 117 top stories this week:
Technology (33 articles)
- Constant Contact, 2 articles (1, 15)
- EMC, 2 articles (9, 28)
- F5, 2 articles (3, 29)
- SanDisk, 2 articles (5, 30)
- SAP, 2 articles (11, 32)
- TI, 2 articles (14, 31)
- VMWare, 2 articles (18, 33)
Consumer (21 articles)
- Coca Cola, 2 articles (2, 18)
- Dr. Pepper Snapple, 2 articles (1, 10)
- Harley Davidson, 2 articles (11, 21)
Financial Services (15 articles)
- E*Trade, 2 articles (3, 10)
- TD Ameritrade, 2 articles (8, 15)
- Travelers, 2 articles (11, 13)
Industrials & Transportation (16 articles)
- Caterpillar, 2 articles (4, 13)
- Southwest Airlines, 2 articles (1, 9)
- United Continental Holdings, 2 articles (2, 11)
Media & Telecom (15 articles)
- AT&T, 2 articles (4, 12)
- Comcast, 2 articles (11, 13)
- Dish, 2 articles (8, 13)
- Juniper, 2 articles (5, 10)
- Verizon, 2 articles (7, 15)
Basic Materials (7 articles)
- Dow Chemical, 2 artilces (1, 5)
- Freeport-McMoran, 2 articles (2, 6)
- Newmont, 2 articles (3, 7)
Health Care (6 articles)
- Roche, 2 articles (1, 4)
Energy & Utilities (4 articles)
- Baker Hughes, 2 articles (2, 4)
All 117 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
- Constant Contact Performed Better Than The Previous Quarter, Though Customer Growth Yet To Recover on July 24th
- VeriSign’s Renewal Rates Improve For Q2 2015, While It Plans Rollout of New IDNs And A Price Hike For .net on July 24th
- F5 Reports A Solid Q3’15, Suggesting Fiscal 2015 Will Be Another Year Of Strong Growth on July 24th
- Will Twitter Be Able To Beat Expectations In The Second Quarter? on July 24th
- After Earnings Beat, SanDisk’s Outlook Positive For Coming Quarters on July 24th
- Yelp Q2 Earnings Preview: Local Ads Business To Grow, Albeit At A Slower Pace on July 24th
- Akamai Q2 Earnings Preview: Expect Another Quarter Of Well-Rounded Growth on July 24th
- Baidu Earnings Preview: Could The Company Outperform Expectations This Quarter? on July 24th
- EMC Posts Better Than Expected Results, Services Drive Revenue Growth on July 23rd
- Here Is What Can Trigger Zynga’s Stock Amid Growing Mobile Gaming Market on July 23rd
- SAP’s Profit Takes a Beating Even as Cloud Business Continues to Grow on July 23rd
- Lexmark Earnings: Kofax Boosts Revenues Even As Printer Business Suffers on July 23rd
- Qualcomm Highlights Its Realignment Plan To Address Its Medium Term Issues & Long Term Growth Prospects: Q3’15 Earnings Review on July 23rd
- A Weak Macro Environment Impacts TI’s Q2’15 Earnings, But Long Term Fundamentals Remain Strong on July 23rd
- Constant Contact Q2 Earnings Preview: Recovery Expected Post The Change In Brand Positioning on July 22nd
- VeriSign Q2 2015 Earnings Preview: Renewal Rate Growth Expected As VeriSign Continues Boosting Its Marketing Spend on July 22nd
- TripAdvisor Q2 2015 Earnings Preview: Broad-Based Growth To Continue On The Back Of Recent Acquisitions on July 22nd
- SDN, Hybrid Cloud Service, AirWatch Continue To Drive VMware’s Performance on July 22nd
- Yahoo Earnings: MVNS Boosts Revenues Even As Core Search Continues to Suffer on July 22nd
- Microsoft Earnings: Phone Hardware Write-down Impacts Profitability, While Shift To Cloud Dents Revenue Growth on July 22nd
- Sale of the Veritas Business Could Boost Symantec’s Valuation by 10% on July 22nd
- Pandora Earnings Preview: Monetization To Improve, But Losses Will Remain High on July 22nd
- Apple Earnings: Analyzing iPhone Performance And Estimating Q3 Watch Numbers on July 22nd
- IBM Earnings: Sales Slump Yet Again As Shift To Cloud Continues on July 21st
- Qlik Q2 Earnings Preview: Expect Growth In Both Customer Base And Revenues on July 21st
- Why The Takeover Of Micron By Tsinghua Is A Grim, Though Unlikely, Possibility on July 21st
- Will Amazon Deliver A Beat In Q2? on July 21st
- EMC Earnings Preview: VMware, Pivotal To Drive Performance As Core Information Storage Continues To Struggle on July 21st
- F5 Networks Q3’15 Earnings Preview: Company To Remain On A Growth Trajectory on July 21st
- SanDisk Earnings Preview: Weakness In SSD Channel, Removable Storage Likely To Continue Through Q2 on July 21st
- TI Q2 2015 Earnings Preview: To Witness Robust Growth Again, Backed By Analog and Enbedded on July 20th
- Currency Tailwinds Expected to Lift SAP’s Q2 Results, But Tough Times Lie Ahead? on July 20th
- VMware Earnings Preview: Hybrid Cloud, SDN, End-User Computing To Boost Services Revenues on July 20th
Consumer
- Riding On Domestic Growth, Dr Pepper’s First Half Has Been Solid on July 24th
- Coca-Cola Earnings Review: Strong Organic Growth Reflects Solid Core Business Performance on July 24th
- Will E-Cigarettes Be The Knight In Shining Armor For U.S. Tobacco Stocks? on July 24th
- Wynn’s Macau Operations Will Continue To Prosper Amid High Gaming Demand And A Limited Room Supply on July 24th
- Expansion Is The Key Driver For Restaurant Brands International on July 24th
- Lear Earnings Preview: Top Line Growth To Outpace Vehicle Production, But Currency Could Play Spoil Sport on July 23rd
- Baskin-Robbins Brand Might Decide The Fate Of Dunkin’ Brands in Q2 Earnings on July 22nd
- Daimler Earnings Preview: Mercedes To Continue Growth Momentum Into Q2 on July 22nd
- Starbucks: Sprinting On A Jogging Track on July 22nd
- Dr Pepper Snapple Earnings Preview: The Perpetual Third Is Poised To Grow By More Than Its Compatriots on July 22nd
- Harley-Davidson Earnings Review: Can It Get Better From Here On In? on July 22nd
- An Analysis of Best Buy’s Turnaround And Its Plans For FY 2016 on July 22nd
- Will Kimberly-Clark’s Volume Growth and Cost Savings be Enough to Offset Currency Headwinds in Q2? on July 22nd
- Earnings Preview: GM’s North America Strength Should Be Enough To Overcome Weakness in China & Europe on July 22nd
- Under Armour Earnings Preview: Footwear and International Sales Growth In Focus on July 22nd
- Fifth Consecutive Negative Comp. Sales Quarter Looming Over McDonald’s on July 22nd
- Currency Tailwinds Expected to Lift Unilever’s Q2 Results, But Will Volumes Grow? on July 21st
- Coca-Cola Mid-Year Earnings Preview: Strong Dollar To Weigh On Results Again? on July 21st
- Look For Comparable Store Sales & Guidance Figures In Chipotle’s Q2 Earnings Report on July 20th
- Las Vegas Sands To Post Lower Q2 Earnings Amid Macau Slowdown on July 20th
- Harley-Davidson’s Mid-Year Earnings Preview: Strong Dollar And U.S. Sales In Focus on July 20th
Financial Services
- Discover’s Net Income Declines Due To One-Time Expenses, Portfolio Reshuffle To Boost Margins on July 24th
- Credit Suisse Reports Strong Q2 Results, But Will Face Headwinds In The Future on July 24th
- Low Yields, Fall In Trade Volumes Hinder E*Trade’s Q2 Performance on July 24th
- Increase In Card Provisions, One-Time Costs Drag Down Capital One’s Q2 Results on July 24th
- Low Trade Volumes Hinder NASDAQ’s Top Line Growth on July 24th
- American Express’ Q2 Earnings Hold Still Despite Currency Headwinds. Spending On Growth Initiatives To Increase on July 23rd
- Having Seen The Merits Of Morgan Stanley’s Business Model In Q2, This Is What To Expect Going Forward on July 23rd
- Rise In Trade Volumes Helps TD Ameritrade As Yields Remain Flat Through The First Half Of 2015 on July 23rd
- Improved Fees Help BNY Mellon’s Q2 Results, But Is It Doing Enough On The Cost Front? on July 23rd
- E*Trade Earnings Preview: Asset-Based Revenues Likely To Sustain Growth on July 22nd
- Strong Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses Lift Travelers’ Earnings on July 22nd
- U.S. Bancorp Shares Jump Despite Lukewarm Q2 Results On Interest Rate Optimism on July 21st
- Travelers Earnings Preview: Underwriting Profitability, Business Growth In Focus on July 20th
- Charles Schwab Q2 Results As Expected: Asset-Based And Net Interest Revenues Drive Growth on July 20th
- TD Ameritrade Earnings Preview: Healthy Trading Activity To Complement Rise In Average Client Balances on July 20th
Industrials & Transportation
- Southwest Delivers Impressive 2Q Earnings Backed By Fuel Cost Savings on July 24th
- United’s 2Q Profits Surge As Fuel Prices Remain Depressed on July 24th
- GE Increases Full Year EPS Guidance In Light Of Strong Performance on July 24th
- Caterpilllar’s Earnings Decline On Weak Segments, Currency Headwinds on July 24th
- UPS Earnings Preview: E-Commerce Growth, Dimensional Weight Pricing, Low Fuel Prices To Drive Earnings on July 24th
- Corning Earnings Preview: Big Screen Demand, Acquisitions, Gorilla Glass 4 To Drive Sales on July 24th
- Norfolk Southern Earnings Preview: Coal, Fuel Headwinds To Temper Earnings on July 24th
- Johnson Controls Earnings Preview: Growth Across Segments May Be Offset By FX Headwinds on July 23rd
- Southwest Airlines 2Q Preview: Expect A Solid Quarter Driven By Capacity Expansions And Lower Fuel Prices on July 23rd
- American Airlines 2Q Preview: Earnings To Remain Strong Despite Decline In Revenue on July 23rd
- United Continental 2Q Preview: Pricing Pressure Will Likely Drive Down Revenues on July 22nd
- Alaska Air 2Q Preview: Look Out For A Strong Quarter Despite Weak Unit Revenues on July 22nd
- Caterpillar Earnings Preview: Revenue And Earnings Will Likely Decline on July 21st
- Union Pacific Earnings Preview: Earnings To Dip On Coal, Fuel Headwinds on July 21st
- 3M Earnings Preview: Unfavorable Foreign Exchange Fluctuation To Weigh On Results on July 21st
- Honeywell Earnings: Lower Costs, Higher Margins Drive Earnings And Outlook on July 21st
Media & Telecom
- Three Scenarios That Could Have A Meaningful Impact On CBS’ Stock Price on July 24th
- New York Times Earnings Preview: Digital Ads, Subscription To Boost Revenues & Margins on July 24th
- Weekly Media Notes: Disney Pixar’s Inside Out Crosses $500 Million Mark At Box-office, EU Antitrust Charges Against SKY U.K And More on July 24th
- AT&T Reports Solid Q2 Earnings: Explaining Its Connected Car Strategy on July 24th
- Juniper Poised For A Stronger Second Half Of 2015 As Q2 Results Trump Estimates on July 24th
- Factors That Can Arrest The Decline In Motorola Solutions’ Product Revenues on July 24th
- Reviewing Verizon’s Mixed Q2 Report And Outlook on July 23rd
- FCC Cancelling Dish’s Auction Discount Would Lead To A 9% Correction In Our Price Estimate on July 22nd
- China Mobile’s 4G Campaign Strengthens With 19 Million Adds In June on July 22nd
- Juniper Earnings Preview: Routing Sales Likely To Fall Again, But Switches May Improve on July 22nd
- Comcast Q1 Earnings Preview: High-Speed Internet And NBCUniversal Will Lead Growth on July 21st
- AT&T Earnings Preview: Next, Mobile Share and U-Verse In Focus on July 21st
- Weekly Pay-TV Notes: FCC Postpones Spectrum Auction Vote, Comcast To Launch Streaming Service And Netflix Lands 34 Emmy Nominations on July 20th
- Ericsson Earnings: Restructuring Costs And Apple Dispute Pummel Profits; Challenges Lie Ahead on July 20th
- Verizon Q2 Earnings Preview: Impact Of “Edge” and “More Everything” Plans In Focus on July 20th
Basic Materials
- Dow Chemical: Margin Expansion Continues In 2Q on July 24th
- Freeport-McMoRan Earnings Review: Weak Copper And Oil Prices Negatively Impact Q2 Results on July 24th
- Newmont Earnings Review: Cost Reductions Boost Q2 Results Despite Weak Gold Prices on July 24th
- U.S. Steel Earnings Preview: Challenging Business Conditions To Negatively Impact Q2 Results on July 24th
- Dow Chemical Earnings Preview: Impact of Lower Oil Prices On Plastics Margin In Focus on July 22nd
- Freeport-McMoRan Earnings Preview: Lower Copper And Oil Prices To Weigh On Q2 Results on July 21st
- Cost Reductions To Offset Impact Of Lower Gold And Copper Prices On Newmont’s Q2 Results on July 21st
Health Care
- Why Roche Is Still Resilient And Doing Well? on July 24th
- Abbott Posts Broadly Positive Results, Currency Headwinds Notwithstanding on July 23rd
- Intuitive Surgical Retains Its Growth Momentum In Q2 on July 22nd
- Roche Earnings Are Likely To Show Resistance Against Competition on July 21st
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Earnings: Did Opdivo & Elqiuis Sales Could Positively Impact Margins? on July 21st
- UnitedHealth Revises Outlook As Growth Momentum Continues on July 20th
Energy & Utilites
- BP Q2 Earnings Preview: Lower Oil Prices To Overshadow Production Growth on July 24th
- Baker Hughes Reports Disappointing 2Q Earnings On Lower North American Drilling Activity on July 22nd
- Halliburton Delivers Strong 2Q Earnings Despite Sluggish US Drilling Demand on July 21st
- Baker Hughes 2Q Preview: Lower US Drilling Activity to Drive Down Results on July 21st