Week ahead: Earnings time

Following are some of the notable tech-related events scheduled for the week of Oct. 12. Earnings season is kicking into high gear in the coming week, with Apple Computer, Intel and Motorola all reporting their quarterly financial results. Several notable conferences are also on tap. These include the annual Microprocessor Forum, to be held in San Jose, Calif., and ITU Telecom World in Geneva, which will feature Cisco System's CEO, John Chambers. The information was gathered from First Call, Hoover's Online, and CNET Investor. Events scheduled this week: Tech Events Sunday, Oct. 12 Connected. Fixed wireless and broadband will be among the topics covered at ITU Telecom World 2003, Oct. 12-18, Geneva, Switzerland. IT players will get a taste of the latest technological advances in China at the China Hi-Tech Fair/ComNet Shenzhen, Oct. 12-17, Shenzhen, China. Monday, Oct. 13 Feeling chipper. Semiconductor executives will get an overview of the microprocessor industry at the 16th Annual Microprocessor Forum, Oct. 13-16, San Jose, Calif. Developers, developers, developers. Industry programmers and developers in Asia will get a glimpse into the product roadmap for chip giant Intel during its Intel Developer Forum, Oct. 13-14, Taipei, Taiwan. Tuesday, Oct. 14 Wireless IP Telephony will be among the topics at the Internet Telephony Expo, Oct. 14-16, Long Beach, Calif. Wednesday, Oct. 15 In an instant. The latest developments in instant messaging for corporations will be covered at the Instant Messaging Planet Conference & Expo, Oct. 15-16, San Jose, Calif. Earnings Tuesday, Oct. 14 Intel makes semiconductor chips. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 23 cents a share. Motorola makes cellular phones. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 3 cents a share. Wednesday, Oct. 15 Apple makes computers. It is expected to report a fourth-quarter profit of 7 cents a share. Cadence Design Systems develops tools to design semiconductor chips and computer systems. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 12 cents a share. E-Trade is an online brokerage. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 16 cents a share. Siebel Systems develops enterprise applications. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 3 cents a share. Transmeta makes semiconductor chips. It is expected to report a third-quarter loss of 13 cents a share. Unisys makes high-end mainframes. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 17 cents a share. Thursday, Oct. 16 Advanced Micro Devices makes semiconductor chips. It is expected to report a third-quarter loss of 37 cents a share. Broadcom makes semiconductor chips. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 13 cents a share. DoubleClick provides a planning and analysis service for advertisers. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 3 cents a share. eBay is an online auctioneer. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 18 cents a share. EMC is a storage company. EMC is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 4 cents a share. Fairchild Semiconductor makes chips. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 1 cent a share. MIPS Technologies makes embedded processors. It is expected to report a first-quarter loss of 9 cents a share. Nextel Communications is a wireless carrier. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 32 cents a share. Nokia makes cellular phones. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 19 cents a share. Rambus makes semiconductor chips. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 4 cents a share. SAP AG makes enterprise applications. It is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 20 cents a share. Sun Microsystems is a workstation and high-end server manufacturer. It is expected to report a first-quarter loss of 8 cents a share. Economic Reports Wednesday, Oct. 15 Retail Sales measures total receipts from U.S. stores. Growth for September is expected to drop to 0.2 percent, from 0.6 percent the previous month. Excluding auto sales, growth is expected to decline to 0.4 percent from 0.7 percent. Thursday, Oct. 16 Consumer Price Index is one of most significant measures of inflation, monitoring the decline or fall of the price of a fixed basket of consumer goods and services. September growth is expected to hold steady at 0.3 percent. Friday, Oct. 17 Housing Starts is the total of new home construction projects. The September number is expected to grow to 1.83 million, from 1.82 million the previous month.

Week ahead: Earnings time

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