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There's never a dull week on Wall Street. Let's go over some of the news that will shape the week to come.

Monday
The new trading week kicks off with Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU ) reporting on Monday morning. The Chinese dot-com pioneer is expected to post a profit of $1.16 a share, comfortably ahead of the $1.01 it earned a year earlier.

If you're looking for a company closer to home, stun-gun maker TASER (Nasdaq: TASR ) also reports in the morning. The small profit that the pros are targeting isn't all that electrifying, but it will reverse a small deficit posted a year earlier.

Tuesday
Dunkin' Brands (Nasdaq: DNKN ) is one of the few companies to brave the chilly IPO waters to go public this summer. It's also one of the fewer debutantes out there to not be a busted IPO. The parent company of Dunkin' Donuts is trading well above its $19 IPO price. Dunkin' will report its second quarterly report as a public company on Tuesday.

Wednesday
Vonage (NYSE: VG ) and Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO ) report on Wednesday. The Web-based telephony company and the data storage specialist don't have a lot in common, but both companies are expected to overcome quarterly deficits a year earlier with profits this time around.

Thursday
LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD ) reports on Thursday. The social-networking website for career-minded professionals has been growing briskly since its inception. LinkedIn beat the larger and more mainstream Facebook to the IPO punch by going public earlier this year.

Friday
Fridays are typically sleepy on the earnings front, but not this time of year. Madison Square Garden (Nasdaq: MSG ) is expected to post a small deficit in its latest quarter, and that's before we begin weighing the impact of the NBA lockout on the current quarter. The Knicks were finally starting to turn the corner last season, too.

Until next week, I remain,

Rick Munarriz

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Report this Comment On October 29, 2011, at 9:35 PM, sinnersun wrote:

FIO and LNKD could both be in trouble going into their reports Rick. Read more about it here: http://psychologyofthecall.blogspot.com
Best,
Frank with POTC-
Report this Comment On October 30, 2011, at 1:07 AM, Demokrat wrote:

Why does Mr. Rick Aristotle Munarriz imply in his analysis of Vonage that they have not been declaring any profits until now? I realize he is comparing this quarter earnings report to last years but he neglects to mention that Vonage has been declaring profits all of 2011. 9 cents per share in may, 2011, and 10 cents per share in august, 2011.
Of course , disclosing that fact would not be as exciting as stating that they will be declaring profits THIS TIME AROUND, as if to say they haven't since last year.
Maybe even make a passing remark about Vonage having paid off $100M of their debt since last year (From $220M in November, 2010 to $120M in May, 2011) and having restructured the remaining debt at 3.5% + LIBOR compared to 17% pre November, 2010, for a yearly saving of over $40M in interest expense. There is reason to believe they can reduce it substantially again, considering their free cash flow generating capacity.
No one should ever get off easily, Mr. Munarriz when choosing to not disclose very necessary aspects of a company, either because they have not researched properly or have a hidden agenda which calls upon arousing interest in Vonage as one that is set to announce profits FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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