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Daily Special Report

Published Aug 19

The Week Ahead Watch List

Dated events in the next 7 days

7 dated eventsCovering Aug 20 – Aug 26Data through Aug 18

The schedule opens on Aug 20 with MSFT's ex-dividend date, WMT's earnings, and AMAT's ex-dividend date. Aug 20 carries the most names on the calendar, while Aug 26 puts NVDA and CRWD on the same day. Earnings dates have no confirmed time, and dates can move.

Scheduled events across the coming weekTHE WEEK AHEADThuAug 20MSFTEx-dividendWMTEarningsAMATEx-dividendFriAug 21AMGNEx-dividendTueAug 25JNJEx-dividendWedAug 26NVDAEarningsCRWDEarnings

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

NVDANVIDIA Corporation
WhenAug 26
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$2.09

On Aug 26, NVDA is scheduled for earnings, with a $2.09 estimate. That is the biggest earnings estimate of the 3 here, and the date is shared with CRWD.

Earnings, Wednesday

MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
WhenAug 20
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.91

For MSFT, Aug 20 is an ex-dividend date, with $0.91 a share. It shares that date with WMT and AMAT, and the payment is the third-largest dividend of the 4 here.

Ex-dividend, Thursday

WMTWalmart Inc.
WhenAug 20
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$0.74

Thursday brings WMT's earnings on Aug 20, against a $0.74 estimate. The date is shared with MSFT and AMAT, and the estimate is the second-largest earnings estimate of the 3 here.

Earnings, Thursday

JNJJohnson & Johnson
WhenAug 25
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.34

A Tuesday ex-dividend date puts JNJ on Aug 25, with $1.34 a share. It is the only one here dated Aug 25, and the payment is the second-largest dividend of the 4 here.

Ex-dividend, Tuesday

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

Also on Aug 20, AMAT goes ex-dividend and pays $0.53 a share. The date is shared with MSFT and WMT, while the payment is the smallest dividend of the 4 here.

Ex-dividend, Thursday

AMGNAmgen Inc.
WhenAug 21
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$2.52

Friday's calendar has AMGN going ex-dividend on Aug 21, paying $2.52 a share. It is the only one here dated Aug 21, and the payment is the biggest dividend of the 4 here.

Ex-dividend, Friday

CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
WhenAug 26
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$0.29

Alongside NVDA on Aug 26, CRWD has an earnings date with a $0.29 estimate. That date is the second-largest of the 7 here, while its estimate is the smallest earnings estimate of the 3 here.

Earnings, Wednesday

How this board was built

Scheduled events between Aug 20 and Aug 26 for US/CA companies above $2bn. Earnings dates carry no confirmed time, so only the date is shown. Dates can move.