On Tap Today: PC-Makers Dell and Hewlett-Packard Slated to Report Earnings

Will the earnings carnage continue?

Today's earnings announcements should provide some answers as big-time boxmakers

Dell

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and

Hewlett-Packard

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report their quarterly numbers.

On Tuesday,

Merrill Lynch

trimmed its earnings estimate for Dell's fiscal year ending January 2001 to 85 cents a share, down from 90 cents a share. According to a 21-analyst consensus, the company is expected to post fourth quarter earnings of 19 cents a share.

Shares of Dell traded up 3.4% to finish at $22.94 yesterday.

As for economic data, the

Import Price Index,

initial jobless claims, and the

Philadelphia Fed Index are due out this morning.

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The Philly Fed Index provides a timely outlook on business conditions and is considered a good gauge of what to expect from the

Purchasing Managers Index.

Expected Earnings Reports

This table includes S&P 501 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

(

Forecasts are from

Reuters

. Times are Eastern. For a longer-term economic calendar and more, see

TSC's

Economic Databank.

)

8:30 a.m.: Import Price Index for January. Source: Labor Department. Forecast: +0.1%. Previous: -0.5%. Purchase index: Forecast: N/A. Previous: -0.1%.
8:30 a.m.: Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Feb 9. Source: Labor Department. Forecast: 359,000. Previous: 361,000. 4-week average: Forecast: n.a. Previous: 331,250
10 a.m.: Philadelphia Fed Index for February. Source: Philadelphia Fed. Forecast: -24.0. Previous: -36.8.

IPO Lockups Expiring

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IPO data section.

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Conferences and Meetings

Robertson Stephens 2001 Tech Conference (Day 4). Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium (Day 4).