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Daily Special Report

Published Aug 18

The Week Ahead Watch List

Dated events in the next 7 days

7 dated eventsCovering Aug 19 – Aug 25Data through Aug 17

The schedule starts Aug 19 with CVX and ADI, both dated Wednesday. Aug 20 carries MSFT, WMT and AMAT, making it the most crowded day on the page. Earnings have dates but no confirmed time, and dates can move.

Scheduled events across the coming weekTHE WEEK AHEADWedAug 19CVXEx-dividendADIEarningsThuAug 20MSFTEx-dividendWMTEarningsAMATEx-dividendFriAug 21AMGNEx-dividendTueAug 25JNJEx-dividend

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
WhenAug 20
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.91

MSFT pays $0.91 a share and goes ex-dividend on Aug 20. It shares Aug 20 with WMT and AMAT, while its dividend is the only one here at $0.91.

Ex-dividend, Thursday

WMTWalmart Inc.
WhenAug 20
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$0.74

On Aug 20, WMT has an earnings date with a $0.74 estimate. The estimate is the smallest of the 2 here, and WMT shares its kind of event with ADI.

Earnings, Thursday

JNJJohnson & Johnson
WhenAug 25
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.34

Tuesday brings JNJ's ex-dividend date on Aug 25, the only one here on that date. It pays $1.34 a share, the third-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Tuesday

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

Sharing Aug 20 with MSFT and WMT, AMAT goes ex-dividend on Thursday. Its $0.53 payment is the smallest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Thursday

CVXChevron Corporation
WhenAug 19
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.78

Before the Aug 20 cluster, CVX goes ex-dividend on Aug 19. That date is shared with ADI, and CVX's $1.78 payment is the second-largest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Wednesday

AMGNAmgen Inc.
WhenAug 21
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$2.52

Friday's schedule has AMGN going ex-dividend on Aug 21, the only one here on that date. Its $2.52 payment is the biggest dividend of the 5 here.

Ex-dividend, Friday

ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.
WhenAug 19
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$3.34

Against a $3.34 estimate, ADI has earnings on Aug 19. The estimate is the biggest of the 2 here, and ADI shares its date with CVX.

Earnings, Wednesday

How this board was built

Scheduled events between Aug 19 and Aug 25 for US/CA companies above $2bn. Earnings dates carry no confirmed time, so only the date is shown. Dates can move.