Week ahead: Earnings time
Earnings season kicks into high gear, with Apple Computer, Intel and Motorola reporting quarterly financial results. Notable conferences include the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, Calif.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
- Apple makes computers. It is expected to report a fourth-quarter profit of 7 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.
Economic Reports | |||||
- 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.