AT&T, Netflix, Intel, Chipotle and other stocks that investors should watch this week

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The first quarter earnings season is up 72 this week

S&P 500

companies on the deck to report.

Coca Cola,

IBM,

and

United Airlines Holdings

things start on Monday, followed by

Johnson & Johnson,

Lockheed Martin,

Netflix,

and

Procter & Gamble

Tuesday.

Wednesday,

Chipotle Mexican Grill,

Halliburton,

Lam Research,

and

Verizon Communications

will release the winnings.

American Airlines Group,

AT&T,

Freeport-McMoRan,

Intel,

and

Southwest Airlines

headlines a full Thursday. In the end,

American Express,

Honeywell International,

and

Schlumberger

closes the week on Friday.

Notable launches in this week’s economic calendar include existing National Realtors Association sales data for March and the Conference’s Main Economic Index for March, both on Thursday. Friday,

IHS Markit

launches both its indexes of production and service procurement managers for April. The census bureau will also report sales of new single-family homes for March.

Finally, the European Central Bank will announce the latest monetary policy decision in Frankfurt on Thursday. The expectation of consensus is that policy makers will keep their reference interest rate unchanged at half a point below zero.

Monday 4/19

Coca-Cola, IBM,

M&T Bank,

Prologis, United Airlines Holdings and

Zions Bancorp

report earnings.

Tuesday 4/20

Abbott Laboratories,

CSX,

Edwards Lifesciences,

The fifth and third Bancorp,

Intuitive surgery,

Johnson & Johnson,

KeyCorp,

Lockheed Martin, Netflix,

Northern Trust,

Philip Morris International,

Procter & Gamble and Travelers report quarterly results.

Adobe,

Bank of America,

Boeing,

Moody’s,

Public service group of companies,

and

USA Bancorp

organizes annual shareholders’ meetings as the empowerment season picks up speed.

Wednesday 4/21

Hymn,

ASML Holding,

Baker Hughes,

Chipotle Mexican Grill,

Crown Castle International,

Discover financial services,

Halliburton, Lam Research, Nasdaq,

NextEra Energy,

and Verizon Communications release earnings.

Thursday 22/4

European Central Bank announces its monetary policy decision. The central bank is widely expected to keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5% negative.

American Airlines Group,

American electricity,

AT&T,

biogenic,

Danaher, Dow,

Equifax,

Freeport-McMoRan,

HCA Healthcare,

Intel,

Nucor,

Old Dominion freight line,

Diagnostic Quest,

Southwest Airlines,

Union Pacific,

and

Valero Energy

hold telephone conferences to discuss quarterly results.

National Association of realtors report sales of existing homes for March. The consensus estimate is for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.3 million homes sold, slightly higher than the 6.2 million in February. Existing home sales are slightly off the recent high in October last year, but are stronger than at any time since the housing bubble burst almost 15 years ago.

Conference Council launches its main economic index for March. Economists forecast a 0.6% month-on-month increase, after a 0.2% increase in February. The latest forecast from the Conference Board predicts a 5.5% increase in gross domestic product this year.

Friday 4/23

American Express, Honeywell International,

Kimberly-Clark,

Financial regions,

and Schlumberger, publish quarterly results.

Launch IHS Markit both the Production and Services Procurement Managers’ Index for April. Expectations are for a reading of 60.3 for the manufacturing PMI and a reading of 60.5 for the services PMI. Both estimates would be maximum for three years for their respective indices.

Census Bureau reports sales of new single-family homes for March. The consensus estimate is for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 831,000 homes sold, up from 775,000 in February. Then, the average selling price of a new home was $ 349,400, just shy compared to the December high of $ 356,600.

Write to Nicholas Jasinski at [email protected]