Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Groupon Inc., LinkedIn Corp., and Expedia Inc. Groupon GRPN, -3.50% is projected to post a penny a share in the third quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. LinkedIn LNKD, -2.84% is forecast to report third-quarter earnings of 48 cents a share. Expedia EXPE, -1.32% is likely to report third-quarter earnings of $1.74 a share. GoPro Inc. GPRO, -2.03% is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 8 cents a share. Starbucks Corp. SBUX, -0.66% is projected to post fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 74 cents a share. New York Times Co. NYT, -1.54% is forecast to break even in the third quarter. MasterCard Inc. MA, -0.01% is expected to post third-quarter earnings of 78 cents a share. Avon Products Inc. AVP, -1.62% is likely to post third-quarter earnings of 16 cents a share. CME Group Inc. CME, +0.61% is forecast to report third-quarter earnings of 82 cents a share. ConocoPhillips COP, +0.75% is projected to report third-quarter earnings of $1.19 a share. Kellogg Co. K, -0.45% is expected to post third-quarter earnings of 92 cents a share. Newmont Mining Corp. NEM, -4.76% is likely to report third-quarter earnings of 16 cents a share. Time Warner Cable Inc. TWC, +0.81% is forecast to report third-quarter earnings of $1.191 a share. After Wednesday’s closing bell, Visa Inc. V, -0.95% said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings slid to $1.07 billion, or $1.72 a share, from $1.19 billion, or $1.85 a share, a year ago. Revenue increased to $3.23 billion versus $2.97 billion. On an adjusted basis, the credit card company would have earned $2.18 a share, ahead of $2.10 a share forecast by analysts. Kraft Foods Group KRFT, -0.59% reported its third-quarter profit fell to $446 million, or 74 cents a share, from $500 million, or 83 cents a share, in the year earlier period. The per-share figure included a 3-cent negative market-based impact to post-employment plans and a 1-cent negative impact from hedging activities. MetLife Inc.’s MET, +0.33% third-quarter net income more than doubled and its core operating earnings improved on the back of strong investment income. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. DWA, -1.94% said its third-quarter earnings rose to $11.9 million, or 14 cents a share, from $10.1 million, or 12 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue increased to $180.9 million versus $154.5 million. The studio credited “How to Train Your Dragon 2” for robust results. Baidu Inc. BIDU, -1.93% reported third-quarter earnings of $1.90 per ADS on revenue of $2.2 billion. Traffic acquisition costs were $283.8 million for the quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of $1.69 an ADS on revenue of $2.22 billion. Sue Chang