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Earnings continue going strong, and a host of important shareholder meetings also take place this week.Monday May 7
- SEC to hold Open Commission Meeting at 9am
- McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 5pm. Analysts will concentrate on McKesson's pharmaceutical solutions revenue, new distribution clients/new business, new IT solutions introduced, labor/benefits costs, operating expenses, sector position by business line, and margins.
- Echostar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) to hold shareholder meeting at 2pm.
- Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 4:30pm.
- Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 5pm. Investors will look for comments on how the company is integrating its game line-up onto the three new game systems -- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) to hold a shareholder meeting at 1pm.
- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will hold a two-day capital markets meeting in Stockholm.
- Viacom Inc (NYSE: VIA) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 8:30am. In addition to motion picture results, analysts will focus on VIA's broadcast advertising revenue, and the company's efforts to broaden its relatively-tight-demogaphic cable television audience.
- Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) to hold Windows Mobile Business Update at 12pm.
- Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) to hold a shareholder meeting at 5pm in Mountain View.
- American International Group (NYSE: AIG) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 8:30am. Analysts will concentrate of AIG's overall premium growth for its property/casualty unit, along with improved cost controls company-wide -- a pivotal factor for a superior performance, moving forward.
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