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FeedPosted May 9th 2008 4:17PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Conventions and conferences, Annual meetings, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Wal-Mart (WMT), , Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Agilent Technologies (A), Applied Materials (AMAT), Toll Brothers (TOL), Economic data
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Monday, May 12
Tuesday, May 13
Wednesday, May 14
- FCC Open Commission Meeting at 9:30am.
- SEC Open Commission Meeting at 10:00am.
- Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 10:30am.
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 4:30pm.
Continue reading Market highlights for next week: Wal-Mart and Hewlett-Packard reporting
Posted Feb 29th 2008 4:14PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Press releases, Conventions and conferences, Annual meetings, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), Staples Inc (SPLS)
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Monday, March 3
Tuesday, March 4
- PDUFA date for MGI Pharma's sNDA for Aloxi for Post-Operative Vomiting. Note that MGI was bought by Eisai Co., Ltd. (OTC: ESALY).
- Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 8:00am.
Continue reading Market highlights for next week
Posted Aug 21st 2007 10:42AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst reports, Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Analyst initiations, Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Stocks to Buy, Stocks to Sell
MOST NOTEWORTHY: VMware (VMW), Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Landstar System (LSTR) and Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) were the noteworthy initiations:
- Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on VMware (NYSE: VMW) with a Neutral rating citing valuation.
- Citigroup started Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) with a Hold rating, and cited the increasing competitive environment, slowing square footage growth and the weak housing market.
- Citigroup started Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) with a Sell rating and said the company has an inventory glut that could lead to markdown risk, there is raw material price inflation, and the weak housing market remains a material risk.
- Wachovia is cautious on Landstar System's (NASDAQ: LSTR) near-term growth rates and difficult end markets, starting shares with a Market Perform rating.
- Deutsche is positive on the potential of Acadia Pharmaceutical's (NASDAQ: ACAD) ACP-103 in schizophrenia, starting shares with a Buy rating...
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- Raymond James initiated Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) with an Outperform and resumed coverage of McAfee (NYSE: MFE) with an Outperform rating.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).Posted Mar 2nd 2007 4:20PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Conventions and conferences, Annual meetings, Wal-Mart (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT), Penney (J.C.) (JCP), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Gap Inc (GPS), Kohl's Corp (KSS), Merck and Co (MRK), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Lilly (Eli) (LLY), Nordstrom, Inc (JWN)

Monday March 5
- Landstar Systems Inc (NASDAQ: LSTR) to hold Q1 mid-quarter update conference call at 2pm.
- Federal Reserve St Louis Bank President William Poole to speak at 11am, Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to speak at 2pm.
Tuesday March 6
- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), a "global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products," to hold its annual shareholder meeting at 1pm.
Wednesday March 7
- Saks Inc (NYSE: SKS) to hold Q4 earnings conference call at 10am.
- PDUFA date for Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Humira, a Tumor Necrosis Factor blocker, which is used to reduce the signs and symptoms of arthritis.
- PDUFA date for Merck and Co Incs (NYSE: MRK) Janumet, a treatment for Type 2 Diabetes.
Thursday March 8
- Monthly Same Store Sales to be reported by Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO), Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS), Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (NASDAQ: PSUN), Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE: ANF), Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) and J.C. Penney Co Inc (NYSE: JCP).
Friday March 9
- PDUFA date for Eli Lilly and Company's (NYSE: LLY) Cymbalta, a treatment for depression.