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U.S. Equity Preview: All, EA, EQR, GMCR, LVS, QCOM, SD, & SFLY

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Allstate Corp. (ALL) : The largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on lower costs tied to catastrophes.

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) (EA US): The second-largest U.S. video-game publisher reported a 70 percent increase in third- quarter profit.

Equity Residential (EQR) : The largest publicly traded U.S. apartment landlord said fourth-quarter funds from operations climbed as the nation’s rents increased amid a 10- year low in vacancies.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) : The maker of Keurig brand single-cup pods and brewers reported first-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates as sales of K-Cups surged.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) : The U.S. casino company said fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on growth in Singapore and China. The company also declared its first common stock dividend.

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) : The world’s biggest maker of mobile-phone chips raised its sales and profit expectations for this quarter and the year as the it benefits from growing demand for smartphones.

SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD) : The energy company agreed to buy Dynamic Offshore Resources LLC for $1.28 billion in cash and stock. The purchase will be made using $680 million in cash and about 74 million shares of SandRidge.

Shutterfly Inc. (SFLY) : The Internet-based photo storage and printing company said it sees a loss of as much as 43 cents a share in the first quarter, missing the average analyst estimate of a loss of 30 cents.

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