THIS WEEK sees some of Ireland’s biggest companies, including Irish Nationwide, Kerry Group, Kingspan, Paddy Power and AIB, hold their agms, while CC Group publishes its annual results on Tuesday. The rate of deflation will be in the news this week, with the Central Statistics Office publishing its Consumer Price Index for April on Thursday.
TODAY
Results:Henderson; HSBC (Q1); RM interim results; Southern Cross Healthcare interim results; Benetton Group (Q1); Deutsche Börse (Q1); StatoilHydro (Q1); Banca Generali; Clear Channel; Nortel; Virgin Mobile USA.
Meetings:Centrica agm; Dignity agm; G4S agm; industrial and emerging economies' central bank heads meet (Basle).
Others:Publication of Institute of Public Policy Research paper, The Madness of Mortgage Lenders: Housing Finance and the Financial Crisis; Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin to launch construction of Aldi distribution centre (Mitchelstown, Cork)
TOMORROW
Results:Stobart full-year results; CC Group full-year results; Iberia (Q1); Imperial Tobacco (Q1); InterContinental Hotels (Q1); Applied Materials; Hitachi; Nissan; Ticketmaster.
Meetings:Irish Nationwide agm (RDS, Dublin); Kerry Group agm (Brandon Hotel, Tralee); Tullow Oil agm (London); William Hill agm (London); Finance Bill 2009 (Dáil); Brit Insurance, Interserve, Premier Foods, Serco agms.
WEDNESDAY
Results:FirstGroup; Sainsbury's; Allianz; Dexia; Macy's; Pioneer; ThyssenKrupp.
Meetings:AIB egm followed by agm (Bankcentre, Dublin); AIB interim management statement; Glanbia agm and interim management statement; Barratt Developments interim management statement; McInerney Holdings agm (Westbury, Dublin); Finance Bill 2009 (Dáil); Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Leinster House); Johnston Press; Trinity Mirror; Bunzl; Rentokil Initial; Unilever agms.
Indicators:EU industrial production (Mar); EU industry production (Mar); Live Register (age by duration – April).
THURSDAY
Results:BT; Invensys; National Grid; Thomas Cook (interims); Prudential (Q1); Axel Springer; Credit Agricole; Sony; Parmalat.
Meetings:Kingspan agm (Herbert Park Hotel, Dublin); Paddy Power agm and interim management statement (Burlington Hotel, Dublin); Wienerberger agm; Industrial Development Bill 2008 (Seanad); Public Accounts Committee (Leinster House); Musgrave Group annual results (Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin); Prudential agm; ITV agm.
Indicators:Consumer Price Index (April).
FRIDAY
Results:UTV Media; Panasonic; Swissco.
Meetings:Irish Life Permanent agm; Ladbrokes agm and trading statement; Glanbia interim management statement; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland annual conference (Radisson, Galway); Galiform, Standard Life agms.
Indicators:EU inflation - HICP (Apr); EU GDP flash estimate (Q1).
