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Daily Special Report

Published Aug 8

The Week Ahead Watch List

Dated events in the next 7 days

7 dated eventsCovering Aug 9 – Aug 15Data through Aug 7

Aug 10 is the first date on the calendar, with AAPL and IBM scheduled for ex-dividend dates. Aug 14 carries LLY and RTX, making Friday the day with the most items to place on the desk calendar. Earnings dates have no confirmed time, so CSCO and AMAT are dated without a clock time; dates can move.

Scheduled events across the coming weekTHE WEEK AHEADMonAug 10AAPLEx-dividendIBMEx-dividendTueAug 11VEx-dividendWedAug 12CSCOEarningsThuAug 13AMATEarningsFriAug 14LLYEx-dividendRTXEx-dividend

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

AAPLApple Inc.
WhenAug 10
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.27

On Aug 10, AAPL goes ex-dividend and pays $0.27 a share. That date is the sixth-largest of the 7 here, and it shares the day with IBM.

Ex-dividend, Monday

LLYEli Lilly and Company
WhenAug 14
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.73

Friday brings LLY’s ex-dividend date on Aug 14, with a payment of $1.73 a share. Aug 14 is the biggest date of the 7 here, and RTX is scheduled for the same date.

Ex-dividend, Friday

VVisa Inc.
WhenAug 11
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.67

For V, Tuesday Aug 11 is the ex-dividend date, with $0.67 a share. It is the only one here whose date is Aug 11, while its payment is the fourth-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Tuesday

CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.
WhenAug 12
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$1.17

Midweek, CSCO has earnings scheduled for Aug 12, against a $1.17 estimate. Aug 12 is the only one here whose date is Aug 12, and CSCO shares the earnings event with AMAT.

Earnings, Wednesday

AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
WhenAug 13
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$3.39

Thursday puts AMAT’s earnings on Aug 13, against a $3.39 estimate. That is the third-largest date of the 7 here, and the estimate is the biggest earnings estimate of the 2 here.

Earnings, Thursday

RTXRTX Corporation
WhenAug 14
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.73

The later Friday appointment belongs to RTX, which goes ex-dividend on Aug 14 and pays $0.73 a share. It shares that date with LLY, and the payment is the third-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Friday

IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation
WhenAug 10
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.69

At the opening of the week, IBM goes ex-dividend on Aug 10 and pays $1.69 a share. Aug 10 is the smallest date of the 7 here, and IBM shares it with AAPL.

Ex-dividend, Monday

How this board was built

Scheduled events between Aug 9 and Aug 15 for US/CA companies above $2bn. Earnings dates carry no confirmed time, so only the date is shown. Dates can move.