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Earnings, Earnings and More Earnings on Tap

July 18, 2011

This Week in Manufacturing: July 18-22

Apple, Coca-Cola, Hasbro, IBM and Microsoft are among the marquee manufacturers reporting quarterly earnings this week.

Hasbro and IBM kick off "earnings season" with their reports today.

Highlights for the week of July 18:

Monday, July 18

Hasbro Q2 earnings conference call (8:30 a.m. EDT)
IBM Q2 earnings conference call (4:30 p.m. EDT)

Tuesday, July 19

Coca-Cola Q2 earnings conference call (9:30 a.m. EDT)
Polaris Industries Q2 earnings conference call (11 a.m. EDT)
Intuitive Surgical Q2 earnings conference call (4:30 p.m. EDT)
Apple fiscal Q3 earnings conference call (5 p.m. EDT)

Thursday, July 21

Pepsico Q2 earnings conference call (8 a.m. EDT)
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, initial jobless claims for week ending July 16 (8:30 a.m. EDT)
Phillip Morris Q2 earnings conference call/webcast (9 a.m. EDT)
Western Digital Q4 earnings conference call (5 p.m. EDT)
Microsoft Q4 earnings conference call (5 p.m. EDT)

Friday, July 22

Idexx Laboratories Q2 earnings conference call (9 a.m. EDT)
Rockwell Collins Q3 earnings conference call (9 a.m. EDT)

About the Author

Josh Cable | Former Senior Editor

Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.