Weekly Calendar (JAN 29 to FEB 2, 2007)

This is a summary of some of the key issues for US-investors on economic reports and earnings numbers coming out this week.  Please understand some dates and estimates may have changed, and as always the data cannot be guaranteed. -Jon Ogg

MONDAY JAN 29

Stock Watch: Genentech (DNA) on expanded doctor warning on stroke risk from Lucentis (already on label as risk);  Quacomm (QCOM) apparently received a ruling on Friday that Broadcom (BRCM) isn't infringing some of its patents. 

Pre-Market Earnings: Mattel (MAT) $0.66; Phelps Dodge (PD) $4.28; Tyson (TSN) $0.06;  Schering-Plough (SGP) $0.17; Verizon (VZ) $0.61; USG (USG) $1.31.

TUESDAY JAN 30

Economics: JAN Consumer Confidence.

Pre-Market Earnings: 3M (MMM) $1.14; Burger King (BKC) $0.26; Diebold $0.74; Illinois Tool (ITW) $0.73; JetBlue (JBLU) $0.11; Kellogg (K) $0.46; Merck (MRK) $0.50; Wyeth (WYE) $0.71.

Earnings After Close: Celestica (CLS) $0.04; Chubb (CB) $1.34; Flextronics (FLEX) $0.22; Juniper (JNPR) $0.19; Red Envelope (REDE) $0.49; SanDisk (SNDK) $0.75; SiRF (SIRF) $0.24;  WebSense (WBSN) $0.25

WEDNESDAY JAN 31

FED DAY: FOMC with results around 2:15 PM EST (2-day meeting).

Economic: Q4 Employment Cost Index; Q4 GDP; JAN Chicago PMI; DEC Construction Spending.

Pre-Market Earnings: Allergan (AGN) $1.02; Altria (MO) $1.23; Boeing (BA) $0.98; Eastman Kodak (EK) $0.56; Eli Lilly (LLY) $0.82; Kraft (KFT) $0.51; L-3 (LLL) $1.36; Sepracor (SEPR) $0.62; Time Warner (TWX) $0.23; Western Union (WU) $0.26.

Earnings After Close: Armor Holdings (AH) $0.97; Gilead (GILD) $0.68; Google (GOOG) $2.90/R$2.2B; JDSU (JDSU) $0.10; Starbucks (SBUX) $0.26; VeriSign (VRSN) $0.25; WebEx (WEBX) $0.28.

THURSDAY FEB 1

Economic: DEC Personal Income & Spending; Weekly Jobless Claims; JAN ISM; JAN Auto Sales

Pre-Market Earnings: Alliant Techsystems (ATK) $1.32; Anheuser-Busch (BUD) $0.25; AstraZeneca (AZN) $0.95; Boston Scientific (BSX) $0.11; Comcast (CMCSA) $0.24; Exxon (XOM) $1.51; Hain Celestial (HAIN) $0.38; International Paper (IP) $0.35; Mylan (MYL) $0.36; Raytheon (RTN) $0.65; St. Paul Travelers (STA) $1.42; Starwood (HOT) $0.73; Under Armour (UA) $0.25; Valero (VLO) $1.36

Earnings After Close:  Amazon.com (AMZN) $0.21; Electronic Arts (ERTS) $0.57; Iomega (IOM) $0.06; Monster (MNST) $0.33; Rackable (RACK) $0.19; YRC Worldwide (YRCW) $1.00.

FRIDAY FEB 2

Economic: JAN Non-farm Payrolls, Unemployment, and Hourly Earnings; DEC Factory Orders.

Pre-Market Earnings: Chevron (CVX) $1.73; Gannett (GCI) $1.49; NYSE (NYX) $0.46; Ryder (R) $1.09; THQ (THQI) $0.97; Wendy's (WEN) $0.21.