This post is part of a special report, Top Picks for 2010, the 27th annual survey in which TheStockAdvisors.com asks the nation's leading advisors for their single favorite stock for the new year. See all 80 stocks listed here.

"I've been tracking the companies I feel are best positioned to sustain the market's upward momentum into next year," says Karim Rahemtulla.

The options expert with Investment U suggests, "One such company is Electronic Arts (ERTS) -- a major player in the video game industry."

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.

Tuesday May 8

• 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.

Wednesday May 9

• 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.

Thursday May 10

• 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.

Friday May 11

• 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.