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Dow component The Coca Cola Co, the world's largest beverage maker is likely to report
second-quarter revenue above analysts' average estimate, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine.
Coke has called 2015 a transition year as it attempts to figure out how to increase soda sales.
Boeing Co posts second-quarter results. The company on Friday said it will take a $536 million
after-tax charge related to its aerial refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force. The commercial
aircraft business will still show strong underlying growth, after delivering 381 commercial jets
in the first half, more than half of its annual target of 750-755 jets. The company also
announced that EVA Airways plans to buy 24 to 26 Boeing 787 jets for around $65 billion at
listed price, with delivery slated for 2018 to 2019.
Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is expected to announce that it plans to conduct a strategic review that
may include a breakup of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing
sources. Qualcomm is also expected to cut the jobs of several thousand employees. It is expected
to report third-quarter revenue marginally below estimates, according to Thomson Reuters
StarMine, hurt by the loss of a key customer and delays in product launches by some Smartphone
makers would hurt sales of its flagship Snapdragon chips. Qualcomm's dominance in LTE chips is
also eroding, according to a recent study, as Smartphone manufacturers increasingly look to make
their own chips or opt for chips from smaller Asian competitors.
American Express Co, the world's biggest credit card issuer is expected to report second-quarter
results in-line with analysts' estimates, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. Investors will
keep an eye on AmEx's plans to prop up revenue, following the loss of its exclusive tie-ups with
Costco and JetBlue. AmEx's CEO had indicated that the company might cut jobs to improve margins
and achieve previously set moderate-to-long-term targets, as it faces cut throat competition
from Visa and Mastercard.
The National Association of Realtors releases U.S. existing home sales data. Home sales, which
reached its 5-1/2- year high in May are expected to have risen 1.2 percent at an annual rate of
5.40 million units in June. (1000/1400) Separately, the Mortgage Bankers Association issues its
seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity. (0700/1100)
Abbott Laboratories Inc will be reporting stronger second-quarter profit as sales at the
company's three biggest business units - nutritional products, diagnostic products and
pharmaceutical products - increased. Abbott is expected to reap the benefits of its nearly $3.4
billion acquisition of Chile's CFR Pharmaceuticals and its generic drugs, which expanded the
drugmaker's reach in Latin America and emerging markets, areas that Abbott considers to be key
to its growth. Analysts will be looking to see if the company, which gets nearly 70 percent of
its revenue from outside United States, is able to keep the 30-percent-plus growth rate it has
seen in branded generic sales.
Chipmaker Texas Instruments Inc is expected to report second-quarter profit above average
analysts' estimate, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. Texas Instruments has been winding
down its unprofitable wireless business and focusing on its analog and higher margin embedded
chips business. However, the company has also been impacted by slowing demand for PCs. Investors
will be looking for impact of weak PC market on the results and the third-quarter forecast.
Data storage products maker EMC Corp is expected to report second-quarter profit below average
analysts' estimate, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. The company, which slashed its
full-year revenue and profit forecasts in April, is struggling with slowing sales growth in its
main data storage products business. The company on July 9 completed the acquisition of
privately held Virtustream which it had agreed to buy for about $1.2 billion to expand its cloud
offering. Investors will be looking for third quarter forecast. Separately, SanDisk Corp is
expected to report a second-quarter revenue slightly below market expectations, according to
Thomson Reuters StarMine. The company has been struggling to meet demand for its memory chips
and solid-state drives. It has also been grappling with lean inventory and lower pricing,
forcing it to slash revenue forecasts. Investors will be looking for management commentary on
the outlook for the remainder of 2015.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world's largest maker of scientific instruments is expected to
report flat second-quarter profit, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. The company, which
lowered its 2015 revenue outlook in the first quarter, is likely to be another victim of the
continuing strength of the U.S. dollar.
Highly anticipated results from studies of experimental Alzheimer's treatments from U.S.
drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co, and Biogen Inc will be unveiled by researchers and more clearly
show whether they have the potential to slow down progression of the mind-wasting disease.
Lilly's solanezumab, now in Phase III studies, and Biogen's earlier-stage aducanumab both block
the beta amyloid protein which creates toxic brain plaques and have previously shown strong
hints of effectiveness. Further proof could send company shares higher and bolster confidence
that treatments for the underlying causes of Alzheimer's are on the horizon. Shares could
retreat, however, if findings fall short.
Advertising agency Interpublic Group of Companies Inc is expected to report second-quarter
profit above average analysts' estimate, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. The company,
whose clients include General Motors and Johnson & Johnson, has been improving its operating
margins helped by improvements in creative agencies. Interpublic, whose agencies include McCann
and Fitzgerald, is expected to be impacted by a high number of account reviews occurring
currently as advertisers seek to save costs. Investors will be looking for improved margins and
impact of account reviews on the results.
AutoNation Inc posts second-quarter results. The largest U.S. auto dealer group is expected to
report quarterly profit above analysts' estimates, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. Chief
Executive Mike Jackson has said the company is experiencing high demand on the back of low oil
prices. Investors will be interested to see if the company's soon-to-be launched online service
"AutoNation Express" will propel vehicle sales.
F5 Networks Inc is scheduled to post third-quarter results. The network equipment maker
announced the retirement of Chief Executive John McAdam last quarter, which comes at a time when
its U.S. business has lagged the robust enterprise end markets. Investors will look for signs of
a recovery in the business. Last quarter, the company also warned of continued foreign currency
impact in the third quarter. The company, whose customers range from Facebook to the U.S.
government, has also been expanding its suite of security products to better equip its gear to
protect applications and networks against malware, phishing and cyber-threats.
Mexican cement giant Cemex, which made a slew of poorly timed purchases before the 2009
financial crisis, and is slowly working its way back to health, is set to report its
second-quarter results. The company has been focusing on reducing debt to regain an
investment-grade rating, announcing plans for an asset sale at the end of the first-quarter.
Investors will look for any more information on this, and on U.S., Mexican sales.
World's second-biggest gold producer Newmont Mining Corp is expected to report higher
second-quarter earnings on the back of lower costs, helped by weaker oil prices and local
currencies, and despite a weaker gold price in the quarter. Newmont is likely to update the
market on its newest gold project, Merian, in Suriname and may address the power load-shedding
problems it has faced in Ghana.
Pet product maker Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc is scheduled to start trading on the Nasdaq. The
company's products include the Blue Basics brand for pets with food sensitivities; the
Wilderness brand that includes more meat and the grain-free Freedom brand. Blue Buffalo, which
has 6 percent share of the $26 billion U.S. pet food market, also sells cat litter, pet treats
and stews. The company reported a 28 percent jump in revenue to $917.8 million for 2014 and a
net income rose 30 percent to about $102 million.
Brazil's statistics agency IBGE issues its IPCA-15 consumer price index for the month to
mid-July. It is expected to increase 0.59 percent, down from 0.99 percent in the month to
mid-June. (0800/1200) Also, Brazil is likely to post a current account deficit of $2.30 billion
in June, a bit better comparing to the $3.366 billion gap in May. (0930/1330) In another report,
data will see how Mexico's consumer spending has fared in May, after a monthly decline of 0.3
percent in the previous month. (0900/1300) Separately, Argentine government releases June data
for trade balance. (1500/1900)
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