MADRID (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Monday’s session are Medtronic Inc. and Covidien PLC , as well as Layne Christensen Co.
Medtronic MDT, -0.16% announced a deal on Sunday to buy Ireland-based Covidien PLC US:COV in a $42.9 billion cash-and-stock deal.
Layne Christensen US:LAYN is projected to report a loss of 36 cents a share in the first quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. The company’s water infrastructure segment is expected to show improvement, but its mineral services operations faces another difficult year, analyst Gerard Sweeney at Boenning & Scattergood said in a recent report.
Executive recruiter Korn/Ferry KFY, -0.18% is forecast to earn 39 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
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1. Walt Disney Co. DIS, +0.25%
2. & 3. Ford Motor Co. F, +0.00% & General Motors Co. GM, +0.89%
4. Nike Inc. NKE, +0.72%
5 & 6. Twitter Inc. TWTR, +0.64% and Facebook Inc. FB, -0.41%
7. Coca-Cola Co. KO, +0.02%
8 & 9. McDonald’s Corp. MCD, -0.74% and Visa Inc. V, -0.12%
10. 21st Century Fox Inc. FOXA, +0.69%
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