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Daily Special Report

Published Aug 20

The Week Ahead Watch List

Dated events in the next 7 days

7 dated eventsCovering Aug 21 – Aug 27Data through Aug 19

Friday, Aug 21, is the first date on the calendar, with WMT and AMGN going ex-dividend. Thursday, Aug 27 carries RY (TSX), TD (TSX), and MRVL for earnings. The earnings dates have no confirmed time, and dates can move, so the schedule fixes the day but not the intraday appointment.

Scheduled events across the coming weekTHE WEEK AHEADFriAug 21WMTEx-dividendAMGNEx-dividendTueAug 25JNJEx-dividendWedAug 26NVDAEarningsThuAug 27RY (TSX)EarningsTD (TSX)EarningsMRVLEarnings

Entry by entry — why each one is on the board

NVDANVIDIA Corporation
WhenAug 26
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$2.09

On Aug 26, NVDA reports earnings against a $2.09 estimate. That is the only one here whose date is Aug 26, while the estimate is the third-largest of the four earnings estimates.

Earnings, Wednesday

WMTWalmart Inc.
WhenAug 21
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$0.25

Friday brings WMT's ex-dividend date on Aug 21, shared with AMGN. Its $0.25 dividend is the smallest of the three here.

Ex-dividend, Friday

JNJJohnson & Johnson
WhenAug 25
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$1.34

With Aug 25 on the calendar, JNJ goes ex-dividend and stands alone on that date. It pays $1.34 a share, the second-largest dividend of the three.

Ex-dividend, Tuesday

RY (TSX)Royal Bank of Canada
WhenAug 27
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$4.01

Thursday, Aug 27, puts RY (TSX) among three earnings dates on the same day. Its $4.01 estimate is the biggest of the four earnings estimates and the only one at that level.

Earnings, Thursday

TD (TSX)The Toronto-Dominion Bank
WhenAug 27
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$2.43

Alongside RY (TSX) and MRVL, TD (TSX) reports earnings on Aug 27. The $2.43 estimate is the second-largest among the four earnings estimates.

Earnings, Thursday

AMGNAmgen Inc.
WhenAug 21
EventEx-dividend
Dividend$2.52

The week starts with AMGN going ex-dividend on Aug 21, the same date as WMT. Its $2.52 dividend is the biggest of the three here.

Ex-dividend, Friday

MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.
WhenAug 27
EventEarnings
Est. EPS$0.93

At the end of the schedule, MRVL reports earnings on Aug 27 with RY (TSX) and TD (TSX). Its $0.93 estimate is the smallest of the four earnings estimates.

Earnings, Thursday

How this board was built

Scheduled events between Aug 21 and Aug 27 for US/CA companies above $2bn. Earnings dates carry no confirmed time, so only the date is shown. Dates can move.