Monday
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicks off the new trading week with its quarterly report. Analysts see the aluminum giant earning $0.12 a share, reversing a year-ago loss.
Tuesday
McSmoothie? McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) will launch a national campaign to promote its new line of smoothies Tuesday. The leading fast-food chain is hoping that its Wild Berry and Strawberry Banana beverages will help spike summertime sales.
Wednesday
Marriott (NYSE: MAR) checks in Wednesday. Wall Street sees a quarterly profit of $0.28 a share out of the hotelier, ahead of the $0.23 a share it earned a year ago. Marriott's report should provide a glimpse on the state of the hospitality industry in general.
Thursday
It's going to be a busy slate Thursday, as Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) lead the list of big names reporting quarterly financials.
Both companies are expected to improve on their year-ago showings, yet both companies will still face serious questions about their near-term strategies. What will Google's next move be in China? How will JPMorgan Chase hold up on the other end of financial reform?
Thursday should shed a little light into these two compelling investments.
Friday
The final trading day of the week is typically a quiet one, but this is also the start of earnings season, so even Friday finds some marquee players at the plate. This week it will be General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) diving into their latest quarters.
In short, traders won't be able to duck out early.
Until next week, I remain,
Rick Munarriz
