Here are the key earnings reports for next week (from CBSMarketWatch):
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"The earnings calendar is jam-packed with third-quarter reports.
Monday: Abbott Labs, Harley-Davidson, Novellus Systems, Rite Aid.
Tuesday: Dow Jones, Gannett, Intel, International Paper, Linear Technology, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, PaineWebber, Phelps Dodge, Seagate Technology, Weyerhaeuser.
Wednesday: Altera, Apple Computer, Boeing, EarthLink Network, QLogic, Rational Software, Rowan.
Thursday: Advanced Fibre, AlliedSignal, Bear Stearns, Boise Cascade, DLJdirect, Fannie Mae, First Union, General Motors, KLA-Tencor, Legg Mason, McGraw-Hill, Maytag, New York Times, Office Depot, PMC-Sierra, Rambus, Sun Microsystems, Time Warner, Unisys, Veritas Software, Wachovia.
Friday: Barrick Gold, Caterpillar, Diamond Offshore, Siebel Systems.
According to earnings compiler First Call Corp., the consensus analyst outlook for third-quarter earnings growth is 19.4 percent, down from last week's 19.6 percent.
"All signs continue to point to a great quarter for earnings," said Chuck Hill, director of research at First Call, who expects the S&P 500 companies to put in their best profit showing since the beginning of 1995. However, Hill added that "this is as good as it gets for a while in terms of earnings growth." Future growth should taper from that of Q3, but should stay above the S&P's long-term growth rate of 7 percent.
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Of importance to NITE are:
Tuesday: Merrill Lynch, PaineWebber, (and INTC, MOT, SEG for gen'l mkt heath).
Thursday: DLJ Direct, Bear Stearns |
