The Week Ahead: Alibaba, More Retail Earnings Take Center Stage

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning August 20. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET.

Monday
Investor Events
Analyst IPO Quiet Period Expirations for: Pinduoduo Inc PDD, Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc AQST, Berry Petroleum Corporation BRY, Bloom Energy Corporation BE, Cango Inc CANG, Liquidia Technologies LQDA, Tenable Holdings, Inc TENB, Aurora Mobile Limited JG and Focus Financial Partners Inc FOCS

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc AMD holding non-deal roadshow August 20-21

Tuesday
Economic

• API U.S. crude oil inventories 4:30 p.m.

Notable Earnings

• The TJX Companies, Inc TJX Q2 premarket
• Kohl’s Corporation KSS Q2 premarket
• J. Jill, Inc JILL Q2 premarket
• Coty Inc COTY Q4 premarket
• Urban Outfitters, Inc URBN Q2 after hours

Investor Events

• Analyst IPO quiet period expires for: Endava DAVA, Summit Semiconductor, Inc WISA, Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc ADIL and Opera Limited OPRA

Wednesday

Economics

• EIA crude oil inventories 10:30 a.m.
• Chinese delegation in D.C. August 22-23 for low-level trade talks amid continuing trade war; BZ NOTE: U.S. is set to apply an additional $16B in tariffs on Chinese imports on the 23rd
• Minutes from the July/August Fed Reserve meeting at 2 p.m.

Notable Earnings

• Target Corporation TGT Q2 premarket
• Lowe’s Companies, Inc LOW Q2 premarket
• Momo Inc MOMO Q2 premarket
• L Brands, Inc LB Q2 after hours

FDA/Biotech

• Mallinckrodt Public Limited Company MNK has PDUFA date for Stannsoporfin; BZ NOTE: FDA AdCom meeting May 3 voted 3-21 against approval

IPOs

• Megalith Financial Acquisition (MFACU)

Thursday
Economic

• U.S. initial jobless claims at 8:30 a.m.
• EIA natural gas inventories 10:30 a.m.
• Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting begins, August 23-24, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell to speak on August 24

Notable Earnings

• Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA Q1 premarket
• The Cato Corporation CATO Q2 premarket
• VMware, Inc VMW Q2 after hours
• HP Inc HPQ Q3 after hours
• The Gap Inc GPS Q2 after hours
• Ross Stores, Inc ROST Q2 after hours

Investor Events

• Dropbox, Inc DBX IPO lockup expires, with 365M shares to become eligible for trade

Friday
Economic

• U.S. new durable goods orders 8:30 a.m.
• Baker Hughes oil rig counts 1 p.m.

Notable Earnings

• Foot Locker, Inc FL Q2 premarket
• The Buckle, Inc (BKE) Q2 premarket

FDA/Biotech

• Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc KALA has PDUFA date for INVELTYS
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc REGN has PDUFA date for PRALUENT

Investor Events

Cigna Corporation CI and Express Scripts Holding Company ESRX shareholders vote on their prospective merger