This Week's Market Calendar
Tuesday: 10:00 AM Consumer Confidence
Wednesday: 8:15 AM ADP Employment
Thursday: 8:30 AM GDP-adv.
Friday: 8:30 AM July Employment Report

Market Events For Monday - July 28, 2008

Expected Earnings Report Dates for Widely-Held Companies:

(AMGN)
(ATHR)
(CALM)
(CF)
(FMX)
(HLIT)
(HIG)
(KFT)
(L)
(LO)
(MPG)
(MTW)
(PCL)
(STR)
(RCII)
(SPG)
(SSCC)
(SOHU)
(MOS)
(TSN)
(VZ)
(WWY)
(ZRAN)
Amgen Inc.
Atheros Communications Inc.
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Fomento Econmico Mexicano, S.A.B de C.V
Harmonic Inc.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
Kraft Foods Inc.
Loews Corp.
Lorillard, Inc.
Maguire Properties Inc.
Manitowoc Co. Inc.
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.
Questar Corp.
Rent-A-Center Inc.
Simon Property Group Inc.
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
Sohu.com Inc.
Mosaic Co.
Tyson Foods Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.
William Wrigley Jr. Co.
Zoran Corp.

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Market Events For Tuesday - July 29, 2008

Expected Earnings Report Dates for Widely-Held Companies:

(ACE)
(AG)
(AAI)
(ALU)
(ANR)
(ARM)
(BEAV)
(BMS)
(BP)
(BEXP)
(CBG)
(CTX)
(CEPH)
(CBI)
(COH)
(CL)
(CTV)
(CLR)
(XRAY)
(DWA)
(ELNK)
(ERTS)
(EQ)
(ENTG)
(ETR)
(EOG)
(FISV)
(FDP)
(GTI)
(HBI)
(HERO)
(IAR)
(IDTI)
(IMA)
(JAH)
(LRCX)
(LEA)
(LNC)
(LPX)
(MAS)
(MET)
(NLC)
(NOV)
(NCR)
(NOC)
(NRG)
(PCX)
(PPC)
(QTM)
(RFMD)
(STD)
(SAP)
(SLW)
(STAR)
(TEVA)
(MHP)
(UA)
(URI)
(X)
(VLO)
(VSH)
(WDR)
(WLT)
(WMI)
ACE Ltd.
AGCO Corp.
AirTran Holdings Inc.
Alcatel-Lucent
Alpha Natural Resources Inc.
ArvinMeritor Inc.
BE Aerospace Inc.
Bemis Co. Inc.
BP plc
Brigham Exploration Co.
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.
Centex Corporation
Cephalon Inc.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.
Coach Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
CommScope Inc.
Continental Resources Inc.
DENTSPLY International Inc.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
EarthLink Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Embarq Corp.
Entegris Inc.
Entergy Corp.
EOG Resources, Inc.
Fiserv Inc.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
GrafTech International Ltd.
Hanesbrands Inc.
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
Idearc, Inc.
Integrated Device Technology Inc.
Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.
Jarden Corp.
LAM Research Corp.
Lear Corp.
Lincoln National Corp.
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
Masco Corp.
MetLife, Inc.
Nalco Holding Co.
National Oilwell Varco, Incorporated
NCR Corp.
Northrop Grumman Corp.
NRG Energy, Inc.
Patriot Coal Corporation
Pilgrims Pride Corporation
Quantum Corp.
RF Micro Devices Inc.
Banco Santander, S.A.
SAP AG
Silver Wheaton Corp.
Starent Networks, Corp.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Under Armour, Inc.
United Rentals, Inc.
United States Steel Corp.
Valero Energy Corp.
Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.
Walter Industries Inc.
Waste Management, Inc.

Economic Data and Reports:

10:00 AM Consumer Confidence

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Market Events For Wednesday - July 30, 2008

Expected Earnings Report Dates for Widely-Held Companies:

(AKAM)
(AYE)
(AGN)
(AW)
(AMT)
(AMCC)
(MT)
(ARRS)
(ATML)
(AVB)
(AVP)
(BARE)
(ELY)
(CAM)
(CLF)
(CMCSA)
(BVN)
(GLW)
(CMI)
(DTE)
(DRE)
(EQR)
(ESRX)
(FSLR)
(GRMN)
(GGP)
(HLX)
(HES)
(HOLX)
(HGSI)
(HUN)
(IACI)
(JNY)
(KIM)
(MCO)
(MUR)
(NBL)
(OI)
(OII)
(ODP)
(OC)
(PAG)
(PRU)
(RHD)
(O)
(RAI)
(SEE)
(SQNM)
(SLAB)
(SO)
(SWN)
(SPF)
(SBUX)
(SPN)
(SYMC)
(TE)
(TCN)
(TIN)
(TSO)
(IPG)
(THQI)
(TRN)
(TEL)
(UMC)
(UNM)
(VPHM)
(V)
(VC)
(DIS)
(WLL)
Akamai Technologies Inc.
Allegheny Energy Inc.
Allergan Inc.
Allied Waste Industries Inc.
American Tower Corp.
Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
Arcelor Mittal
Arris Group Inc.
Atmel Corp.
Avalonbay Communities Inc.
Avon Products Inc.
Bare Escentuals, Inc.
Callaway Golf Co.
Cameron International Corporation
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Comcast Corp.
Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA
Corning Inc.
Cummins Inc.
DTE Energy Co.
Duke Realty Corp.
Equity Residential
Express Scripts Inc.
First Solar, Inc.
Garmin Ltd.
General Growth Properties Inc.
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
Hess Corporation
Hologic Inc.
Human Genome Sciences Inc.
Huntsman Corp.
IAC/InterActiveCorp.
Jones Apparel Group Inc.
Kimco Realty Corporation
Moody's Corp.
Murphy Oil Corp.
Noble Energy, Inc.
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc.
Owens Corning
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
Prudential Financial Inc.
RH Donnelley Corp.
Realty Income Corp.
Reynolds American Inc.
Sealed Air Corp.
Sequenom Inc.
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
Southern Co.
Southwestern Energy Co.
Standard Pacific Corp.
Starbucks Corp.
Superior Energy Services Inc.
Symantec Corporation
TECO Energy Inc.
Tele Norte Celular Participacoes S.A.
Temple-Inland Inc.
Tesoro Corporation
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.
THQ Inc.
Trinity Industries Inc.
Tyco Electronics, Ltd.
United Microelectronics Corp.
Unum Group
ViroPharma Inc.
Visa Inc.
Visteon Corp.
Walt Disney Co.
Whiting Petroleum Corp.

Economic Data and Reports:

8:15 AM ADP Employment
10:35 AM Crude Inventories

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Market Events For Thursday - July 31, 2008

Expected Earnings Report Dates for Widely-Held Companies:

(AET)
(MO)
(AEP)
(AU)
(AOC)
(APA)
(AIZ)
(AZN)
(ADP)
(ABX)
(BBGI)
(BWA)
(BPO)
(CA)
(CVC)
(CBS)
(CTL)
(CEM)
(CHK)
(CQB)
(CBB)
(CNX)
(CEG)
(CVS)
(CTSH)
(DSX)
(D)
(DRCO)
(EK)
(ENDP)
(EAS)
(EXPE)
(EXTR)
(XOM)
(FPL)
(GNK)
(GFIG)
(GG)
(GT)
(GW)
(HP)
(INCY)
(IP)
(SFI)
(KSU)
(K)
(KLAC)
(LKQX)
(MRO)
(MEE)
(MFE)
(MNST)
(MOT)
(NWL)
(NXG)
(NMX)
(OCR)
(PH)
(PTEN)
(PWAV)
(RNWK)
(SNY)
(SGMS)
(SPR)
(SYNA)
(TSM)
(FAF)
(PNX)
(SMG)
(SWIM)
(TYC)
(VCLK)
(VRTX)
(VPRT)
(WYN)
(XEL)
Aetna Inc.
Altria Group Inc.
American Electric Power Co. Inc.
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
Aon Corp.
Apache Corp.
Assurant Inc.
AstraZeneca plc
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc.
BorgWarner Inc.
Brookfield Properties Corporation
CA, Inc.
Cablevision Systems Corp.
CBS Corporation
Centurytel Inc.
Chemtura Corporation
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Chiquita Brands International Inc.
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CONSOL Energy Inc.
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
CVS Caremark Corporation
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
Diana Shipping Inc.
Dominion Resources Inc.
Dynamics Research Corp.
Eastman Kodak Co.
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.
Energy East Corp.
Expedia Inc.
Extreme Networks Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corp.
FPL Group Inc.
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
GFI Group Inc.
Goldcorp Inc.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Grey Wolf Inc.
Helmerich & Payne Inc.
Incyte Corporation
International Paper Co.
iStar Financial Inc.
Kansas City Southern
Kellogg Co.
KLA-Tencor Corp.
LKQ Corp.
Marathon Oil Corp.
Massey Energy Co.
McAfee Inc.
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
Motorola Inc.
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
Northgate Minerals Corp.
NYMEX Holdings Inc.
Omnicare Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.
Powerwave Technologies Inc.
RealNetworks Inc.
Sanofi-Aventis
Scientific Games Corp.
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc
Synaptics Inc.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
First American Corp.
Phoenix Companies Inc.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
thinkorswim Group Inc.
Tyco International Ltd.
ValueClick Inc.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
VistaPrint Ltd.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Xcel Energy Inc.

Economic Data and Reports:

8:30 AM Chain Deflator-Adv.
8:30 AM Employment Cost Index
8:30 AM GDP-Adv.
8:30 AM Initial Claims
9:45 AM Chicago PMI
Art's-Way Manufacturing (ARTW) - Stock Split 2 for 1

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Market Events For Friday - August 1, 2008

Expected Earnings Report Dates for Widely-Held Companies:

(AEE)
(AIV)
(BYD)
(CVX)
(CI)
(CLX)
(EGO)
(EQT)
(FE)
(GFI)
(IR)
(KBR)
(NT)
(NYX)
(OSK)
(PPL)
(PEG)
(RAS)
(STO)
(JAVA)
(TDW)
(TOT)
Ameren Corporation
Apartment Investment & Management Co.
Boyd Gaming Corp.
Chevron Corp.
CIGNA Corp.
Clorox Co.
Eldorado Gold Corp.
Equitable Resources Inc.
Firstenergy Corp.
Gold Fields Ltd.
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.
KBR, Inc.
Nortel Networks Corp.
NYSE Euronext, Inc.
Oshkosh Corporation
PPL Corporation
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
RAIT Financial Trust
StatoilHydro ASA
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Tidewater Inc.
Total SA

Economic Data and Reports:

12:00 AM Auto Sales
12:00 AM Truck Sales
8:30 AM Average Workweek
8:30 AM Hourly Earnings
8:30 AM Nonfarm Payrolls
8:30 AM Unemployment Rate
10:00 AM Construction Spending
10:00 AM ISM Index

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Market Events for Saturday - August 2, 2008

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The Art of Daily Cash Flow Bob Eldridge at 10:00 AM EST
STRAIGHT TALK About MAKING A FORTUNE In The Market! Darlene Nelson at 3:00 PM EST
DarleneNelson.com Products and Workshop Overview Darlene Nelson at 4:00 PM EST





Last Week In Review

It was another volatile week for the stock market. The week ended on Friday with slight gains, although not enough for the markets to end the week in positive territory. Important news this week included the minutes from the last FOMC meeting stating the outlook for both economic activity and price pressures as "very uncertain". Economic data for the week was generally upbeat. The durable goods orders for June rose an unexpected 0.8%. Excluding transportation, orders were up 2.0%, better than the fall of 0.5% the previous month. June home sales also came in better than expected at 530,000 units, although down slightly from 533,000 the previous month. Oil continued its tumble this week, ending below $124 per barrel. Oil is now off more than 19% from its record high. While oil is still up more than 28% this year, the recent lower prices help to ease inflationary pressures. The week ahead will see nearly 130 companies from the S&P 500 reporting earnings along with several important economic reports including the advanced GDP number and the July employment report.


The DOW closed the week lower, falling 125.01 points, or 1.1%, to close at 11,370.69. The S&P fell 0.2%, dropping 2.92 points, ending the week at 1,257.76. The NASDAQ came in positive, gaining 1.0%, or 22.75 points, ending the week at 2,310.53.


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