Day one of the two-day FDA Anesthetic/Life Support Drugs & Drug Safety/Risk Management Advisory Committees meeting: Purdue Pharma's NDA for Oxycontin.
Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) to report Q1 earnings; conference call Tuesday at 10:00am.
Tuesday, May 6
Day two of the two-day FDA Anesthetic/Life Support Drugs & Drug Safety/Risk Mgmt Advisory Committees meeting: Cephalon's (NASDAQ:CEPH) sNDA for Fentora.
Molson Coors (NYSE:TAP) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 12:00pm.
If our readership has figured out one thing about this blogger yet, it's that I'm not your average stock analyst. Actually, I'm not a stock analyst at all. That's why I'll give you a "real world" earnings preview for eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY).
If eBay has accomplished one thing over its amazing time in existence, that has been to continually surprise investors and analysts at every turn. However, the one habit that eBay has failed to break loose from is that it continually leaves investors flat. Yes, read that flat.
eBay brings in reams of new capital every day that it operates. Billions and billions of happy little dollars sit in the company's coffers. Got your dividend check yet? I thought not.
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) to report Q4 earnings. They are holding a conference call at 9am and a business update later at 10:45am.
Tuesday, November 13
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) to report Q3 earnings; pre-recorded conference call at 7am.
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 9am.
Fed Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner is the Keynote Speaker at Standard & Poor's Banking Conference in New York at 1pm.
Wednesday, November 14
Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is the Keynote Speaker at Cato Institute Annual Monetary Conference at 9:10am.
Macy's (NYSE: M) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 10:30am.
Thursday, November 15
Charles Schwab (NASDAQ: SCHW) to hold business update conference call at 10:30am.
Nevada District Court: Bayer (NYSE: BAY) vs. Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI) on Patent Infringement Lawsuit over the generic birth control drug YAZ.
BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) to give business update at 10am.
Burger King (NYSE: BKC) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 10am.
Tuesday, November 6
Merrill Lynch to host conference call discussing Focus Media's (NASDAQ: FMCN) secondary offering at 11am.
Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Jerry Yang, Senior VP Michael Callahan & General Counsel to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on how their company gave false information to Congress relating to their role in a human rights case in China which resulted in a journalist being sent to jail for 10 years.
Shares in internet search behemoth Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently rose to their highest level ever, giving the company a market capitalization figure (briefly) of over $200 billion. For a company that does not exist except in the virtual sense, that's impressive. The company makes no physical products (save for corporate search appliances) and rose to that level in just over three years on the public market. Is this for real?
Well, Google's recent quarterly earnings have shown that, so far, it is. The company just continues to make money hand over fist in the internet search arena, and have worked many acquisitions into itself to prepare for the day when -- gasp -- it can't grow by leaps and bounds on search results-based text advertising prowess alone. This Thursday afternoon at 4:30pm EST, the company will report its Q3 earnings in what could be one of the most hotly anticipated earnings calls of this season. Although many investors are more concerned with how Yahoo, Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is faring and what it plans to do in order to recapture its former glory, Google pundits are waiting to cheer the company's shares to new highs if it meets huge (again) expectations in a few days.
Analyst consensus expectations are for a $3.25 EPS figure come this Thursday, which would put that number far ahead of the year-ago EPS of $2.36. If Google fails to meet these numbers, does it mean that advertising in general may be slowing down? With the consumer economic situation this year having been a roller-coaster of mortgage, gas and commodity price changes, it could happen. Then again, Google does not have a history of quarterly result disappointments. Stay tuned right here Thursday afternoon, as I'll be covering Google's results live as the conference call and webcast begins at precisely 4:30EST.
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 8:30am. Analysts will look at Verizon's marketing strategy [particularly for FiOS], infrastructure improvements, and operating expenses. Above-average debt remains a blemish, but Wall Street will overlook that if Verizon registers impressive subscription and market share statistics, and demonstrates that its fiber optic-based FiOS Internet/TV network roll-out timetable for major markets remains on schedule.
Monster Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: MNST) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 10am. Monster is expected to register adequate, albeit decelerating revenue growth in Q2 compared to Q1, hence the grade for the company's performance may hinge on analysts' projection regarding the likely revenue scenario moving forward.
Tuesday July 31
Federal District Court Hearing to decided whether to approve the FTC's application for injunction blocking the proposed merger between Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets Inc (NASDAQ: OATS).
FDA 8am Gastrointestinal Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management Joint Advisory Committee Hearing on Biogen Inc's (NASDAQ: BIIB) Tysabri for Crohn's Disease.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 5pm. After recent sluggish stock performance, some analysts see Starbucks snapping back in the quarters ahead: Starbucks is expected to add a breakfast sandwich at 4,000 stores/coffee houses, which could increase per-store revenue by $70K annually.
Thursday August 2
Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 11am. Note that the volatility in Kodak is elevated going into its earnings report.
Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 9am. Lowe's is expected to post sub-par revenue results and an EPS decline, given the continued sluggishness in U.S. housing sector.
PDUFA date for Shire plc's (NASDAQ: SHPGY) SPD-465 for ADHD in adults.
Tuesday May 22
Staples Inc (NASDAQ: SPLS) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 8am.
Men's Wearhouse Inc (NYSE: MW) to hold conference to at 5pm discuss Q1 earnings, detail its acquisition of After Hours and discuss the impact on 2007 guidance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not much interesting going on except earnings -- so here is a run down of some of the biggies reporting next week.
Monday April 30
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 8:30am. Verizon is expected to post adequate revenue but a decline in EPS. Investors will be listening for comments regarding the company's new FiOS cable and broadband service.
Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 12pm. Hilton is also expected to post a decline in EPS.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) annual shareholder meeting to be held at 10am. Note Bristol-Myers just held its Q1 earnings conference call on 4/26.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 5pm. Analysts will evaluate the progress Starbucks has made with its new store opening plan, as well as its effort to restore the "community" appeal that some executives in the organization feel has been lacking at selected coffee houses of late.
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) to report Q1 earnings; conference call at 11am. Analysts will evaluate Kodak's restructuring progress under which the company hopes to become a major player in digital age. Wall Street professionals will look for continued cost cuts in the film division, along with beefed-up production and marketing resources for its professional imagery and graphic communications units.
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