A mouse, a house, and your tax-planning spouse all factor huge in the week of earnings that lies ahead.
MondayIf you had to boil down the home improvement realm to two retailers it would be Home Depot
Back in September, in an uncharacteristically bold move, Lowe's put out an upbeat forecast for the next two years and change. Yes, in a world in which companies are lucky to dole out a target for the upcoming quarter, Lowe's is throwing down the hard hat for the next 10. Now we will see whether it built that optimism on a solid foundation.
TuesdayFor years, Hewlett-Packard
Tax-planning software specialist Intuit
It's been a rough couple of years as Disney
Friday
Remember Doctor Bombay from the Bewitched series? Well, how about a Bombay
Until next week I remain,
Rick Munarriz
Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz has never donned an orange apron, though he did peck out this week's preview on an HP computer. He owns shares in Disney.