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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 67 top stories this week:
Technology (19 articles)
- Facebook, 2 articles (4, 5)
- Oracle, 2 articles (8, 17)
Consumer (16 articles)
Media & Telecom (9 articles)
- Disney, 2 articles (2, 7)
- Netflix, 2 articles (5, 6)
- Verizon, 2 articles (3, 9)
Financial Services (6 articles)
Industrials & Transportation (6 Articles)
- FedEx, 2 articles (1, 4)
Energy & Utilities (5 article)
Basic Materials (4 articles)
Health Care (2 articles)
All 67 investment stories this week are listed below.
Technology
- It’s The Start That Matters For Activision on September 18th
- Expedia Finally Acquires Orbitz: Are Concerns Justified? on September 18th
- Storage Systems Notes: EMC, NetApp, IBM, HP In Focus on September 18th
- Weekly Internet Notes: Zynga, Facebook, eBay on September 18th
- An Update On Facebook’s Businesses on September 18th
- Storage Notes: SanDisk, Seagate, Western Digital Refresh Product Lines Targeting Enterprise Customers on September 18th
- Broadcom’s New Connectivity Chips Expand Its Presence In The Auto Segment on September 17th
- Oracle Earnings: Rapid Growth In Cloud Offset By Weak On-Premise Business on September 17th
- Key Takeaways From Twitter’s Recent Investor Presentation on September 17th
- Here’s Why We Think Sina’s Stock Is Valued At $46 on September 16th
- Micron’s DRAM Business Remains Lucrative: Signs of Stabilizing PC Demand, Focus On New Growth Segments & Capability To Shift Production on September 16th
- Can Madden NFL 16 Provide A Blockbuster Start To the 2015 Holiday Season? on September 15th
- Why The Acquisition of AMD by Microsoft Does Not Really Make Sense on September 15th
- We Revise Down Our Price Estimate For Alibaba To $82 On Risks To Chinese Economy on September 15th
- Adobe Earnings Preview: Creative Cloud And New Marketing Products To Deliver Growth on September 15th
- SanDisk Partners With Nexenta To Offer Open Source Software-Defined Storage All-Flash Array on September 14th
- Aggressive Selling Tactics Likely to Have Lifted Oracle’s Cloud Revenues in Q1, But at What Cost? on September 14th
- Smartphone Notes: Apple’s iPhone Sales Strategy, BlackBerry’s Acquisition, Samsung’s New Wearable on September 14th
- As IoT Looms, Its Emergence And Subsequent Expansion Will Drive The Semiconductor Industry on September 14th
Consumer
- Weekly Notes On Restaurant Industry: Dunkin’ Brands & McDonald’s on September 18th
- The Week That Was: Volkswagen, Tata Motors, Daimler on September 18th
- American Eagle Outfitters: Can CEO’s Share Purchases Revive Investor Confidence? on September 18th
- Altria: Potential SABMiller Takeover Could Mean Time To Cheer on September 18th
- AB InBev And SABMiller To Join Forces? on September 17th
- Pepsi, Coke, Dr Pepper and the At-Home Carbonation Market: Let The Games Begin! on September 16th
- Abercrombie & Fitch Is Getting Its Mojo Back, But A Little Differently on September 16th
- Rite Aid Q2 Earnings Preview: Acquisition Synergies Likely Improved Margins, Amidst Sales Slowdown on September 16th
- Diageo: Does China Still Hold Promise? on September 16th
- Avon’s Resistance To Change Led To Its Downfall on September 15th
- Gap Inc’s Premium Brands Aren’t Moving Fast Enough on September 15th
- Hyatt Hotels: Further Room For Occupancy Growth In Asia Pacific Properties Despite Supply Concerns on September 15th
- Under Armour — Thoughts on Growth on September 15th
- Significant Growing Pains For Lululemon In The Coming Quarters on September 14th
- The Recent Junket Incident In Macau Does Not Warrant Any Caution For Investors on September 14th
- L Brands Success Story: Let’s Try Uncovering Victoria’s Growth Secrets on September 14th
Media & Telecom
- Weekly Pay-TV Notes: Dish, TWC-Charter Merger In Focus on September 18th
- Weekly Media Notes: Disney-Netflix Star Wars Deal, GOP Primary Debate Ratings And More on September 18th
- Will Verizon’s Streaming Video Service Catch On? on September 17th
- How Viacom’s Share Repurchase Strategy Fell Flat on September 17th
- A Look At Netflix’s New Asian Target Markets (Part II) – Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan on September 16th
- A Look At Netflix’s New Asian Target Markets (Part I) – South Korea on September 15th
- Weekly Media Notes: Disney’s Agressive Buyback, The Fox-National Geographic Deal And More on September 14th
- Ericsson Makes Another Acquisition To Energize Its Support Solutions Business on September 14th
- U.S. Wireless Carrier Notes: Verizon’s 5G Ambitions; AT&T’s New Connected Car Win on September 14th
Financial Services
- Deutsche Bank’s Decision To Exit Russia The First Of Many Moves To Boost Profitability on September 18th
- Will Hartford Turn To M&A For Growth? on September 17th
- Why Is Goldman Pricing Its ETFs So Low? on September 16th
- TD Ameritrade Enjoys Sustained Period Of High Trading Activity, August Metrics In Focus on September 15th
- Trade Volumes Rally In August For CME, All Asset Classes Witness Growth on September 15th
- BlackRock Looks To Boost Returns With Another Addition To Alternative Investment Portfolio on September 14th
Industrials & Transportation
- FedEx Earnings: Weak Economic Conditions Adversely Affect Growth on September 17th
- For CSX And Norfolk Southern, The Expansion Of The Panama Canal Could Be A Positive on September 17th
- Bleak Market Conditions For Coal To Negatively Impact Union Pacific’s Coal Shipment Business on September 15th
- FedEx Earnings Preview: Local Growth Could Offset The Effect Of Global Slowdown And Falling Fuel Prices on September 15th
- UPS: Growth Momentum Could Continue Into The Second Half Of The Year on September 14th
- American Airlines Remains Focused On Completing The Integration Process, Pacific To Drive Future Growth on September 14th
Energy & Utilities
- Impact Of Fed’s Interest Rate Decision On Oil Prices And Related Industries on September 18th
- Why Is Chesapeake Boosting Production Despite Low Oil Prices? on September 18th
- Why Have Solar Yieldco Stocks Been Trending Lower? on September 18th
- Anadarko: Navigating the Downturn on September 16th
- Chinese Solar Notes: Yingli’s OEM Play, Trina Solar Mulls Spin Off on September 14th
Basic Materials
- The Fed’s Decision To Keep Interest Rates Unchanged Is A Welcome Reprieve For Gold Miners on September 18th
- Here’s Why We’re Revising Our Price Estimate For U.S. Steel to $16 on September 17th
- Silver Wheaton Stock Receives Vote Of Confidence From Management Amid Uncertainty on September 16th
- Alcoa Announces Alumina Refining Capacity Curtailment on September 16th
Health Care
- Boston Scientific Set To Expand Presence In Neurological Surgery With CE Win For New DBS Technology on September 15th
- Why Eliquis Is So Important For Bristol-Myers Squibb on September 14th