The anticipation of Super Tuesday may be a distant memory to Campaign 2000 candidates, but to the 52 S&P 500 companies that dispatch numbers today, it's very much a reality.
Today's earnings rally includes corporate giants, such as
America Online
(AOL)
,
Intel
(INTC) - Get Report
,
IBM
(IBM) - Get Report
,
Qualcomm
(QCOM) - Get Report
,
Sprint
(FON)
and
EMC
(EMC)
.
Expected Earnings Reports
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This table includes S&P 500 companies only. Dates are as expected according to First Call/Thomson Financial, and may change. The full week's earnings calendar is published separately.
)
Economic Data
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Forecasts are from
Reuters
. Times are Eastern. For a longer-term economic calendar and more, see
TSC's
Economic Databank.
)
- 9 a.m.:BTM/Schroder Weekly Chain Store Sales Index for the week ended April 15. Source: Schroder. Forecast: N/A. Previous: 0.9%.
10:30 a.m.:Redbook Retail Average for the month through April 15 vs. March. Source: LJR Redbook. Forecast: N/A. Previous: 1.7%.
IPO Lockups Expiring
(TheStreet.com's
Ben Holmes, who heads
TSC's
ipoPros.com subsidiary, keeps a close eye on lockup expirations every week. For more on lockups and why they matter, check out Holmes' primer on the subject. The full current lockup list is published separately.
)
Lockup End | Deal Name | Symbol | Lead Underwriter |
4/18/00 | Satyam Infoway | (SIFY:Nasdaq) | Merrill Lynch |
4/18/00 | Sycamore Networks | (SCMR:Nasdaq) | Robertson Stephens |
