This week is a fairly quiet one on the economic front, so earnings reports will take on an even greater role than normal in the direction of the markets this week. After this week we start to see a little bit of a slowdown in the amount of corporate profit reports coming out, but this week we have plenty of very important releases. 
Monday November 5th
- Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:JAVA) Sun is trying to regain that swagger that it had back in the late 90's when it was one of the hottest tech companies out there. The company has taken some steps to improving its business lately, but investors need much more convincing that JAVA is back for good.
- Activision (Nasdaq:ATVI) Activision reports Monday after the closing bell. The stock has had a nice run of late so investors are likely looking for some positive guidance.
- Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) Cardinal is an interesting company because it has two major customers in CVS (NYSE:CVS) and Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) who had very different earnings results. Which way will CAH go?
Tuesday November 6th
- Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) Jacobs is part of the infrastructure group that has been extremely successful in the past few quarters. The stock has more than doubled already this year.
- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Valero has lagged some of its peers in the past few months in its stock performance, sitting well off its highs despite the record oil prices.
- Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE:NT) Nortel is another past high flyer that has had a rough landing. Analysts are expecting 11 cents per share on Tuesday from NT.
Wednesday November 7th
- Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) Cisco is the last of the major tech bellweathers to report, and a lot is expected from the company. Last quarter CEO John Chambers said things were going better than he has ever seen at the company, so the bar is certainly high.
- General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM) GM reports early Wednesday morning and analysts are expecting 32 cents from the company.
- Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) TWX continues to hover right around a multiyear low. Analysts are expecting 24 cents per share.
Thursday November 8th
- Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq:HANS) After a brief rest at the end of last year, HANS has charged higher again this year. The company has been the definition of a high growth company, so investors will be looking for growth guidance here.
- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA) This huge player in the graphics industry reports Thursday. NVDA has had a nice run so far this year, rising to a current level almost 100% higher than its lows just six months ago.
- Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM) Qualcomm has continued to fight numerous legal battles over the past few quarters, holding the stock price down. The company is expected to bring in 53 cents per share this quarter.
- Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq:URBN) URBN is a rare retailer that is closer to its 52 week high than its low. The company will report Thursday before the opening bell.
Friday November 9th
- Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG) Goldcorp will look to benefit from the strength in the price of gold over the past few months when it reports on Friday morning.
Continue to watch the financials, since they are the group that will be on the front of everyone's minds for awhile now. The financials are a huge part of the economy so it is essential that the major financial companies get things straightened out if the economy is going to stay healthy.
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