On Tap Today: Earnings Season Starts, Slowly but Surely

After a benign employment report and rally in the stock market on Friday, Wall Street is poised for this week's earnings announcements.

Today, media powerhouses

New York Times

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and

Gannett

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will share their stories.

And, Old Economy brands

Alcoa

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and

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea

will share their goods.

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.

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IPO Quiet Periods Expiring

(TheStreet.com's

Ben Holmes, who heads

TSC's

ipoPros.com subsidiary, keeps a close eye on quiet-period expirations every week. For more on quiet periods and why they matter, check out Holmes' primer on the subject. The full current quiet-period expirations list is published separately.

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