
On Tap Today: CPI Takes Center Stage; Conferences Roll On
A key inflation measure is on its way. The Consumer Price Index will be released an hour before the market's open. In other economic news, the Federal Reserve makes the most recent Beige Book available.
Also today,
Bear Stearns
(BSC)
posts earnings.
Finally, a vast group of companies make their way to
Bear Stearns' 11th Annual Technology Conference
and the
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Investor Conference
.
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.
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Economic Data
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Forecasts are from
Reuters
TheStreet Recommends
. Times are Eastern. For a longer-term economic calendar and more, see
TSC's
Economic Databank.
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- 8:30 a.m.:
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Friday. Source:
Mortgage Bankers Association. Forecast: N/A. Previous: 328.4.
Refinancing Index: Forecast: +0.2%. Previous: +0.2%.
8:30 a.m.:
Consumer Price Index for May. Source:
Labor Department. Forecast: +0.2%. Previous: unchgd.
Ex-food and energy: Forecast: +0.2%. Previous: +0.2%.
8:30 a.m.:
Real earnings for May. Source:
Labor Department. Forecast: N/A. Previous: +0.7%.
8:30 a.m.:
Business inventories for April. Source:
Census Bureau. Forecast: +0.5%. Previous: +0.3%.
2 p.m.:
Beige Book. The Fed's anecdotal report on economic conditions around the country is for consideration at the
Federal Open Market Committee's June 27-28 meeting. Source:
Federal Reserve.
6:30 p.m.:
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Saturday. Source:
Money Magazine and
ABC News. Forecast: N/A. Previous: 29.
Conferences and Meetings
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Investor Conference
,
Hilton Minneapolis & Towers
, Minneapolis. Third of four days. Companies presenting (times Eastern):
- 7 - 7:40 a.m.: Expeditors International (EXPD) - Get Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. Report,
Aspect Communications (ASPT) ,
National Instruments (NLCS) ,
Go2Net (GNET) ,
Metron Technology (MTCH) - Get Match Group, Inc. Report and
Macrovision (MVSN) .
7:45 - 8:25 a.m.: ePlus (PLUS) - Get ePlus inc. Report,
Radware (RDWR) - Get Radware Ltd. Report,
Avanex (AVNX) ,
CheckFree Holdings (CKFR) ,
Breakaway Solutions (BWAY) - Get Brainsway Ltd. Report,
Buy.com (BUYX) ,
Clark/Bardes Holdings and
Primus Knowledge Solutions (PKSI) .
8:30 - 9:10 a.m.: ePlus (TAXI) ,
Valspar (VAL) - Get Valaris Ltd. Report,
Davox (DAVX) ,
NETsilicon (NSIL) ,
Liberate Technologies (LBRT) - Get Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. Class A Report,
Eloquent (ELOQ) ,
Equifax (EFX) - Get Equifax Inc. Report and
Lionbridge Technologies (LIOX) .
9:15 - 9:55 a.m.: Heller Financial (HF) - Get HFF, Inc. Class A Report,
C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) - Get C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Report,
ADC Telecommunications (ADCT) - Get ADC Therapeutics Ltd Report,
FairMarketundefined,
SportsLine.com (SPLN) ,
Ameritrade Holding (AMTD) - Get TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Report,
American Capital Strategies (ACAS) and
Integrated Information Systems (IISX) .
10 - 10:40 a.m.: TCF Financial (TCB) ,
Cintas (CTAS) - Get Cintas Corporation Report,
Aether Systems (AETH) ,
Lightspan (LSPN) ,
NextCard (NXCD) ,
iManage (IMAN) ,
Allied Capital (ALLC) and
Digimarc (DMRC) - Get Digimarc Corporation Report.
11 - 11:45 a.m.: JDS Uniphase (JDSU) ,
Network Commerce (NWKC) ,
Gateway (GTW) ,
InfoSpace.com (INSP) - Get Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Report,
Clarus (CLRS) and
National Discount Brokers Group (NDB) .
Noon - 12:40 p.m.: Apropos Technology (APRS) ,
Mortgage.com (MDCM) ,
iwin.com,
Multex.com (MLTX) ,
Dell (DELL) - Get Dell Technologies Inc Class C Report and
H.B. Fuller.
12:45 - 1:25 p.m.: Metris (MXT) ,
Interact Commerce (IACT) ,
GoAmerica (GOAM) ,
School Specialty (SCHS) ,
S1 (SONE) ,
Delano Technology (DTEC) - Get ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF Report,
Greater Bay Bancorp (GBBK) and
Polaris Industries (PII) - Get Polaris Inc. Report.
1:30 - 2:10 p.m.: Community First Bankshares (CFBX) ,
Quokka Sports (QKKA) ,
Witness Systems (WITS) ,
LookSmart (LOOK) ,
Pinnacle Systems (PCLE) ,
Loislaw.com (LOIS) ,
Financial Federal (FIF) - Get First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund Report and
Fastenal.
2:15 - 2:55 p.m.: AmeriCredit (ACF) ,
HomeServices.com (HMSV) ,
Puma Technology (PUMA) ,
SmartDisk (SMDK) ,
Redback Networks (RBAK) ,
E.piphany.com (EPNY) ,
Wintrust Financial (WTFC) - Get Wintrust Financial Corporation Report and
Circle International Group (CRCL) .
3 - 3:40 p.m.: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) - Get Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - FNF Group Report,
Embarcadero Technologies (EMBT) ,
Kana Communications (KANA) ,
CNet Networks (CNET) - Get ZW Data Action Technologies Inc Report,
click2learn.com (CLKS) ,
Cysive (CYSV) ,
DVI (DVI) and
Dura Automotive Systems (DRRA) .
Bear Stearns' 11th Annual Technology Conference
,
Grand Hyatt
, New York. Second of three days. Companies presenting (times Eastern):
- 8 - 8:45 a.m. Keynote Presentation:
Freemarkets' (FMKT) President and CEO Glen Meakem.
9 - 9:25 a.m.: IBM (IBM) - Get International Business Machines Corporation Report,
Allaire (ALLR) ,
JNI (JNIC) ,
Predictive Systems (PRDS) and
Vicinity (VCNT) .
9:30 - 9:55 a.m.: VeriSign (VRSN) - Get VeriSign, Inc. Report,
Commerce One (CMRC) ,
DST Systems (DST) and
Computer Network Technology (CMNT) .
10 - 10:25 a.m.: Network Appliance (NTAP) - Get NetApp, Inc. Report,
Celestica (CLS) - Get Celestica Inc. Report,
Ericsson (ERICY) ,
EarthWeb (EWBX) and
Vixel (VIXL) .
10:30 - 10:55 a.m.: PurchasePro.com (PPRO) ,
Lexmark International (LXK) ,
Qualcomm (QCOM) - Get Qualcomm Inc Report,
Digital River (DRIV) - Get Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF Report and
Management Network Group (TMNG) .
11 - 11:25 a.m.: Cypress Semiconductor (CY) - Get Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Report,
Ancor Communications (ANCR) ,
Macromedia (MACR) ,
Plexus (PLXS) - Get Plexus Corp. Report and
Siebel Systems (SEBL) .
11:30 - 11:55 a.m.: Niku (NIKU) ,
Net2Phone (NTOP) ,
National Data (NDC) ,
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) - Get Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A Report and
Illuminet.
1:35 - 2 p.m.: Texas Instruments (TXN) - Get Texas Instruments Incorporated Report,
Tumbleweed Communications (TMWD) ,
The Bisys Group,
CTS and
Network Peripherals (NPIX) .
2:05 - 2:30: Nokia (NOK) - Get Nokia Oyj Report,
Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD) ,
Micromuse (MUSE) ,
Pivotal (PVTL) - Get Pivotal Software, Inc. Class A Report and
TriZetto Group (TZIX) .
2:35 - 3 p.m.: Entrust Technologies (ENTU) ,
Symbol Technologies (SBL) ,
Rudolph Technologies (RTEC) - Get Rudolph Technologies, Inc. Report,
Cobalt Group (CBLT) and
Pacific Century CyberWorks.
3:15 - 3:40: Extreme Networks (EXTR) - Get Extreme Networks, Inc. Report,
Lycos (LCOS) ,
SonicWall (SNWL) ,
Amdocs (DOX) - Get Amdocs Limited Report and
Ascendant Solutions.
3:45 - 4:10: NetSolve (NTSL) ,
QLogic (QLGC) ,
Inter-Tel (INTL) - Get INTL FCStone Inc. Report,
Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch (TMCS) and
Viasystems Group (VG) - Get Vonage Holdings Corp. Report.
IPO Lockups Expiring
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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.
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