3 things to watch on the stock market this week

<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Stocks have increased significantly over the past year. a week of reduced trading last week as both the & nbsp;S & amp; P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^ GSPC)& nbsp; and the & nbsp;Dow Jones Industrial Average& nbsp;(DJINDICES: ^ DJI) held near high records. The indices are each up more than 15% so far in 2019. "Data-reactid =" 11 "> Stocks have increased significantly during a short trading week last week . S & P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^ GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^ DJI) held near high records. The indices are each up more than 15% so far in 2019.

<p class = "canvas-atom web-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The coming week brings several highly anticipated results reports. Below we will take a closer look at the most important, read on for an overview of what investors can expect from & nbsp;PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP)& nbsp;Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI), and Bed Bath & amp; Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) data-reactid = "12"> The coming week brings several highly anticipated results reports. Below, we will take a closer look at the most important. Read on for an overview of what investors can expect. heard from PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI), and Bath & Beyond Bed (NASDAQ: BBBY) over the next few days of trading.

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<p class = "canvas-atom-text-canvas Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Investors look forward to PepsiCo's second quarter report Titan's latest ad, which offered snacks and drinks, contained a lot of good news about his fastest growth rate in over three years. The pace of expansion of Pepsi has been accelerating steadily for a good part of the year. "Data-reactid =" 14 "> Investors are eagerly awaiting PepsiCo's report for the second quarter, due to be released before the market opens on Tuesday, with the latest announcement containing a lot of good news about the sector, including its fastest growth rate in more than three years Pepsi 's pace of expansion has been accelerating steadily for a good part of the year.

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The company still faces great challenges as it has to adapt to new consumer tastes in soft drinks and snacks. The beverage segment aims to improve its low growth rate by 2% and the Pepsi packaged food division is also facing moderate demand.

<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "These questions help explain why the new CEO, Ramon Laguarta and his team left their prospects for 2019 unchanged in the last quarter forecast a sustained growth rate of sales of 4%. It's slightly better than the slowdown of this rival Coca Cola& nbsp; had predicted it, but investors are still hoping to see at least a moderate boost for this forecast for the full year on Tuesday. "data-reactid =" 28 "> These issues explain why the new CEO, Ramon Laguarta, and his team have Outlook 2019 unchanged in the last quarter to forecast a sustained growth in sales of 4%, slightly better than the observed slowdown Coca Cola predicted, but investors still hope to see at least a modest boost to this full year forecast on Tuesday.

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Wall Street is still trying to determine the solid prospects for success of Levi Strauss' business in the long run. The report of the clothing giant released Tuesday afternoon should therefore attract a lot of attention. This is only the second quarterly announcement of the company since its publication in March, after all.

Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm "type =" text "content =" The first report of Levi was strong, with sales up 11% after adjustment for exchange rate fluctuations. Adjusted earnings improved by 14% thanks to reduced expenses. "Data-reactid =" 31 "> Levi's first report was solid, with the turnover rising 11% after adjusting for exchange rate fluctuations 14%, thanks to controlled spending .

CEO Chip Bergh and his team have published a modest outlook for 2019, which forecasts sales and profit growth of less than 5%. On Tuesday, we'll see if executives have updates to this forecast to account for recent changes in demand or growing disruptions to global trade disputes.

The rebound strategy of Bed Bath & Beyond

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "This year has been a roller coaster ride for Shareholders from Bed Bath & Beyond, whose shares rose nearly 70% at one point, before collapsing to a result almost unchanged in recent weeks. action of activist investors could lead to major strategic changes, or even outright sale of the specialty retailer. However, this enthusiasm has weakened as the company is looking for a new CEO. "Data-reactid =" 34 "> This year has been a roller coaster for the shareholders of Bed Bath & Beyond, with a rise of nearly 70% to the investors were optimistic about the fact that an action of Activist investors could provoke major strategic changes, or even outright sale of the specialty retailer.This enthusiasm has however faded as the company looks for a new CEO.

Acting Chief, Mary Winston, will oversee the channel's first-quarter report on Wednesday, and investors are not expecting it to reveal good news. Sales are expected to fall 6% to $ 2.58 billion as the company reduces dependency on promotions. Investors watching stocks are seeking earnings of up to $ 0.08 per share, up from $ 0.32 per share a year ago.

<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Beyond that, the new permanent CEO will be confronted major challenges, starting with ending with Bed Bath & amp; Beyond's market share slipped without resorting to price cuts that were destructive to the margin. This strategy will likely involve at least a number of store closures, and the channel could say more about its sizing initiative just this week. "Data-reactid =" 36 "> Beyond that, the new permanent CEO will face major challenges to end the decline in Bed Bath & Beyond's market share without resorting to dubious price reductions.This strategy will involve probably at least some store closures, and the channel could say more about its scaling initiative this week.

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