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| | Welcome to Wall Street Breakfast, our preview of stock market events for investors to watch during the upcoming week. You can also catch this article a day early by subscribing to the Stocks to Watch account for Saturday morning delivery. Outlook  Investors will get a test next week when the consumer report index report drops on September 15 to give a read on inflation trends in August. The economic calendar also includes updates on manufacturing, jobless claims, consumer sentiment and a high-profile retail sales report. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hosts a special streaming event next week with all eyes on what new products are on the way from Cupertino. Zoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) hold special investor events, while Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) will report earnings. | | Earnings Earnings spotlight: Monday, September 13th: Oracle (ORCL). Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, September 14th: FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL). Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, September 15th: JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS). Earnings spotlight: Thursday, September 16th: Trip.com (NASDAQ:TCOM). Earnings spotlight: Friday, September 17th: Manchester United (NYSE:MANU). | | Sponsored By StartEngine  Startup investing was traditionally only for the wealthy. StartEngine is changing that. Now anyone can invest in startups for as little as $100. StartEngine is backed by Mr. Wonderful, their strategic advisor, shareholder and paid spokesperson (Additional details here). StartEngine's highlights include: Now you can invest in StartEngine and shape the future of investing. Disclaimer:
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Conference schedule: Some of the big conferences to track this week include the Citi Global Technology Conference 2021, the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference, the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference 2021, the Piper Sandler 2021 Global Technology Virtual Conference, the JPMorgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum, the Jefferies Software Conference and the Jefferies Pet Summit 2021. | | SPACs SPAC watch: Shareholders vote on a number of SPAC deals next week that could lead to trading starting on the stocks of the combined companies. The SPAC deals going to a vote include Soaring Eagle Acquisition's (NASDAQ:SRNG) combination with Ginkgo Bioworks, Atlas Crest Investment's (NYSE:ACIC) combination with with Archer, TPG Pace Tech Opportunities' (NYSE:PACE) combination with Nerdy, MedTech Acquisition Corp's (NASDAQ:MTAC) combination with Memic Innovative Surgery, D8 Holdings' (NYSE:DEH) combination with Vicarious Surgical, Rotor Acquisition's (NYSE:ROT) combination with Sarcos Robotics and Cerberus Telecom Acquisition's (NYSE:CTAC) combination with KORE. Check out Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch for a detailed list of specific events to watch. | | Analysis Notable annual meetings: Annual meetings on tap for the week include Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) and Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: DECK) on September 15. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) holds its annual meeting on September 17. Large tech companies in China like Alibaba have been under increasing pressure to promote "common prosperity" through the support of smaller-sized enterprises. | | Stocks Barron's mentions: SVB Financial Group ( SVB) is singled out this week in the "stodgy world" of banking because of its unusual role as a leading lender to innovative tech start-ups. The stock has displayed a return on equity ahead of other banks in the S&P 500 for the past three years. In the homebuilder sector, value plays are seen with D.R. Horton, M.D.C Holdings and Meritage Homes. The three stocks trade nearly 25% below their five-year average price-to-earnings ratio. In addition, metal fabricator Mayville Engineering Company (NYSE: MEC) is seen as an interesting pick amid the manufacturing reshoring trend. | | | | | Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast Podcast Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast podcast brings you all the news you need to know for your market day. Released by 8:00 AM ET each morning, it is a quick listen that you can put on as you get ready to start your working day. | | | | |
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