Top Earnings & Economic Events In The Week Ahead (PCLN, AONE, ATVI, PAAS, TM, CSCO, CSC, GM, GMCR, M, SLW, MCP, JWN, NVDA, DIS)

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Published: November 4, 2011 2:51 pm

Earnings season has peaked, but we still have many key earnings reports and economic events coming in the week ahead. 24/7 Wall St. has featured a calendar with events scheduled all-week on the earnings and economic front.

The earnings previews are as follows: priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN); A123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE); Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI); Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS); Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM); Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO); Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC); General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM); Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR); Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M); Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW); Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP); Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN); NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA); and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS). Earnings estimates are from Thomson Reuters.

For each day of the week we have also added in the key economic events to watch for as well.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7

priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) is expected to report $9.30 EPS and $1.42 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $5.14 EPS and $996.75 million in revenues.

10:00 AM EST Employment Trends Index (October)

3:00 PM EST Consumer Credit (September)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

A123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) is expected to report -$0.38 EPS and $66.3 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are -$0.35 EPS and $84.2 million in revenues.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is expected to report $0.02 EPS and $558.4 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.53 EPS and $2.1 billion in revenues.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) is expected to report $0.78 EPS and $260.8 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.66 EPS and $247.58 million in revenues.

Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) is expected to report $0.41 EPS and $52 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $1.03 EPS and $66.47 billion in revenues. As a reminder, this will originally be in Yen and the Yen has been at record highs and it could impact the figures.

7:30 AM EST NFIB Small Business Sentiment (October)

4:30 PM EST API Weekly Oil Inventories

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is expected to report $0.39 EPS and $11.02 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.42 EPS and $11.13 billion in revenues.

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) is expected to report $0.68 EPS and $4.03 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $1.19 EPS and $4.06 billion in revenues.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is expected to report $0.96 EPS and $36.66 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.86 EPS and $39.62 billion in revenues.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is expected to report $0.48 EPS and $760.48 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.35 EPS and $1.04 billion in revenues. After the huge short selling revelation of late, this one is way down from highs and analysts have tried to remain positive.

Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) is expected to report $0.16 EPS and $5.89 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $1.66 EPS and $8.61 billion in revenues. Next quarter is the all-important holiday season, and that determines the full-year.

Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) is expected to report $0.50 EPS and $230.87 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.55 EPS and $241.79 million in revenues.

10:00 AM EST Wholesale Trade & Inventories (September)

10:30 AM EST EIA Weekly Oil Inventories

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is expected to report $0.66 EPS and $161.8 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.62 EPS and $161.25 million in revenues.

Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) is expected to report $0.58 EPS and $2.36 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $1.11 EPS and $3.11 billion in revenues. Next quarter is the all-important holiday season that determines the full-year.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is expected to report $0.26 EPS and $1.06 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.27 EPS and $1.08 billion in revenues.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is expected to report $0.54 EPS and $10.36 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.71 EPS and $11.19 billion in revenues.

8:30 AM EST Weekly Jobless Claims

8:30 AM EST International Trade Balance (Deficit)

8:30 AM EST Import & Export Price Index (October)

10:30 AM EST Weekly Natural Gas Inventories

2:00 PM EST Treasury statement on tax payments and outflows (October)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

U.S. bond market closed for Veterans Day, equities open for normal trading day. Active and retired military personnel with proof of military I.D. can get 10 free wings at Hooters… You just accidentally find out so much when compiling calendars.

JON C. OGG

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