Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Check out Saturday morning's regular Stocks to Watch article for a full list of events planned for the week or the Seeking Alpha earnings for companies due to report.
Monday - Aug. 1
- All Day - Data watch for Macau GGR data, China monthly deliveries, Class 8 truck orders, firearm background check data.
- All Day - DOJ trial to block Change Healthcare's ( NASDAQ: CHNG ) planned sale to UnitedHealth ( UNH ) scheduled to start.
- All Day- Day 2 of Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego. The conference takes place from Sunday through Thursday.
- Premarket - Stocks due to report earnings with double-digit share price moves implied by options trading include Avis Budget ( CAR ), Cerevel Therapeutics ( CERE ) and Linblad Expeditions ( LIND ).
- Postmarket - Activision ( ATVI ), which is being acquired for $69 billion by Microsoft ( MSFT ) is set to report Q2 results. Pinterest ( NYSE: PINS ), where activist investor Elliott Management has reportedly taken a stake, will report 2Q results.
Tuesday - Aug. 2
- All Day - The New York Fed will release its Q2 Household Debt and Credit report.
- Premarket - Stocks due to report earnings with double-digit share price moves implied by options trading include Diebold Nixdorf ( DBD ), Oak Street Health ( OSH ) and Truecar ( TRUE ).
- Premarket - Tower Semiconductor ( TSEM ) reports Q2 results. Tower agreed to be sold to Intel ( INTC ) for $53/share in February.
- Postmarket - Stocks due to report earnings with double-digit share price moves implied by options trading include Cardlytics ( CDLX ), TuSimple ( TSP ) and Freshworks (FRSH). PayPal ( NASDAQ: PYPL ), where activist Elliott has reportedly taken a stake, will report Q2 results.
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Catalyst watch: Change Health/UNH DOJ court starts, PayPal earnings , unemployment data