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THE FOCUS of the business world turns to Switzerland this week, as government and business leaders from around the world gather…

Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00

THE FOCUS of the business world turns to Switzerland this week, as government and business leaders from around the world gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Meanwhile, in terms of Irish corporate news, Aer Lingus is holding an investor day tomorrow, Tullow Oil is expected to issue a trading update on Wednesday, and recruitment firm CPL Resources is due to report interim results on Thursday.

MONDAY

Results:Amgen; Apple; Crane; Halliburton

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TUESDAY

Results:Delta Airlines; EMC; Johnson Johnson; Novartis; PZ Cussons; Sanmina-SCI; Siemens; Stryker; Verizon; Yahoo

Meeting:Trinity College Dublin, MSc in Finance seminar, Renewable Energy in Ireland – Where will the €10 billion come from?

Indicators:EMU current account (Nov); US SP/Case-Shiller home price indices (Nov), consumer confidence (Jan), housing price index (Nov), Richmond Fed manufacturing Index (Jan), API crude oil inventories

Other:Aer Lingus investor day

WEDNESDAY

Results:Abbott; BlackRock; ConocoPhillips; E*Trade Financial; Flextronics; Iberiabank; Kirby; Qualcomm; Regis; SAP; Symantec

Meeting:World Economic Forum (Davos, until January 31st); Reaching the new Irish shopper, efficient consumer response Ireland annual conference 2010, Bewley's Hotel, Ballsbridge.

Indicators:Irish agricultural price indices (Nov); US MBA mortgage applications (Jan 22), new home sales (Dec), consumer price index (Q4) and Fed interest rate decision

Other:Dublin Port Company trade and tourism statistics (2009); trading update from Tullow Oil; EasyJet investor day

THURSDAY

Results:CPL Resources; Amazon.com; AstraZeneca; ATT; Becton Dickinson; Benetton; Bristol-Myers Squibb; British Sky Broadcasting; Cardinal Health; Chubb; Colgate-Palmolive; Eli Lilly; Genworth Financial; Invesco; JetBlue Airways; Lockheed Martin; Mitsubishi; Motorola; Nokia; Proctor Gamble; SanDisk

Meeting:Google cloud computing seminar; Come Dine With UCD business alumni event

Indicators:EMU consumer confidence (Jan); Irish milk statistics (Dec) and vital statistics (Q2), US continuing jobless claims

FRIDAY

Results:Chevron; Mattel

Indicators:EMU M3 (Dec) and unemployment rate (Dec); Irish trade statistics (Sept) US employment cost index (Q4), Gross Domestic Product annualised (Q4)

Other:Tate & Lyle interim management statement

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