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Daily Special Report

Published Aug 14

The Week Ahead Watch List

Dated events in the next 7 days

7 dated eventsCovering Aug 15 – Aug 21Data through Aug 13

The week starts on Aug 17, when XOM and KLAC are scheduled to go ex-dividend. Aug 20 is the busiest date on the calendar, shared by MSFT, WMT and AMAT. Earnings dates carry no confirmed time, so only the date is shown, and dates can move.

Scheduled events across the coming weekTHE WEEK AHEADMonAug 17XOMEx-dividendKLACEx-dividendTueAug 18HDEarningsWedAug 19CVXEx-dividendThuAug 20MSFTEx-dividendWMTEarningsAMATEx-dividend

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
WhenAug 20
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.91

On Aug 20, MSFT goes ex-dividend and pays $0.91 a share. Its date is shared with WMT and AMAT, while the payment is the third-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Thursday

WMTWalmart Inc.
WhenAug 20
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$0.74

Earnings puts WMT on Aug 20, with an estimate of $0.74 a share. That date is shared with MSFT and AMAT, and the estimate is the smallest of the 2 earnings estimates.

Earnings, Thursday

XOMExxon Mobil Corporation
WhenAug 17
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.03

Monday brings XOM's ex-dividend date, Aug 17, with $1.03 a share. XOM shares that date with KLAC, and its payment is the second-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Monday

AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
WhenAug 20
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.53

Alongside MSFT and WMT, AMAT is scheduled for Aug 20, an ex-dividend date. Its payment of $0.53 a share is the fourth-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Thursday

CVXChevron Corporation
WhenAug 19
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.78

Wednesday is CVX's date: Aug 19, when it goes ex-dividend and pays $1.78 a share. It is the only one here on Aug 19, and that payment is the biggest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Wednesday

HDThe Home Depot, Inc.
WhenAug 18
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$4.73

For HD, the calendar lands on Aug 18 for earnings, with an estimate of $4.73 a share. That is the biggest of the 2 earnings estimates, while WMT is the other company with earnings.

Earnings, Tuesday

KLACKLA Corporation
WhenAug 17
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.23

Before the Thursday cluster, KLAC goes ex-dividend on Monday, Aug 17, paying $0.23 a share. Its date is shared with XOM, and the payment is the smallest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Monday

How this board was built

Scheduled events between Aug 15 and Aug 21 for US/CA companies above $2bn. Earnings dates carry no confirmed time, so only the date is shown. Dates can move.