This Week: It promises to be a busy week on the corporate front with a host of Irish companies reporting results or holding annual meetings.
Eircom will unveil the results for its first full year as a public company on Friday. Interest, however, is likely to focus on its future plans, particularly the prospects of a bid for the Republic's third mobile operator, Meteor, as Eircom weighs up its options for re-entering the mobile market.
Earlier in the week, Greencore will unveil interim figures amid growing concern about the impact of any new EU sugar regime on the company's financial outlook.
Fyffes, Kerry, Kingspan and Ulster Television all hold annual general meetings but are likely to be overshadowed by volatile pharmaceuticals group Elan. It will update investors on the progress of its negotiations with US regulators over its suspended multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
Monday
Results: Alterian, Campbell Soup (Q3), Detica, FLS (Q1), ITE (H1), Mitie, Theratase (H1), Thus, Uniq, York Pharma (H1).
AGM: Axon, Intermediate Capital, Metalrax, Pinewood-Shepperton, Premier Foods, Umbro.
Meetings: European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet gives quarterly testimony before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of EU Parliament; Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe 13th meeting of the economic forum (Prague - to Fri).
Indicators: Japanese all industry index (Mar).
Others: Ifo research institute releases World Economy Survey.
Tuesday
Results: Abacus (H1), Adecco (Q1), Burberry, Celcis, Dawson Holdings (H1), EasyJet (H1), Emap, EMI, EM.TV (Q1), Genus, Homeserve, Icap, Kingston Communications, Marks & Spencer, Medtronic (Q4), Merchant Retail, Scottish Power, SSL International, Topps Tiles (H1), Vodafone.
AGM: Equant (egm), Fyffes, Kerry, Telefónica.
Meetings: Cork Chamber of Commerce Euro Info Centre seminar on "Doing Business in the Baltic States".
Indicators: Euro-zone industrial orders (Mar) and trade (Mar); US home sales (Apr); German GDP (Q1) and ZEW index (May); French consumer spending (Apr).
Others: OECD publishes global economic outlook; Federal Reserve's Open Markets Committee publishes minutes of May 3rd meeting; An Post Group of Unions publishes independent economic analysis of the future potential for An Post.
Wednesday
Results: British Land, Dairy Crest, Electrocomponents, Fortis (Q1), Greencore (H1), GUS, Imagination Technologies, Kelda Group, Paragon (H1), Société Générale (Q1), Trintech (Q4).
AGM: Avis Europe, Bodycote International, Deutsche Börse, Fortis, GlaxoSmithKline, ICI, Lafarge, Lufthansa, Peugeot.
Meetings: Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources discusses RTÉ's 2004 annual report with station executives; Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs talks to Department of Finance officials about the Growth and Stability Pact; Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service discusses draft interim report on bank charges and interest rates; Conference on "The Drinks Industry: Securing Future Success" (IMI, Dublin); Marsh Ireland seminar on "Corporate Governance in Ireland Today - Issues and Solutions" (Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin).
Indicators: US durable goods (Apr) and building permits (Apr); British GDP (Q1); German consumer prices (May) and Ifo index (May); Italian business confidence (May) and non-EU trade (Apr).
Thursday
Results: Alitalia, BT Ireland, Cable & Wireless, Chloride, Computer Associates (Q4), Daily Mail & General Trust (H1), Dexia (Q1), InterContinental Hotels (Q1), Kingfisher (Q1), Pennon, Pilkington, Sondex, Sutton Harbour, Virgin Mobile.
AGM: Adecco, Cookson, Delhaize, Elan, Friends Provident, ITV, Kingspan, Morrisons, Rentokil Initial (egm).
Meetings: WTO General Council meeting due to appoint Pascal Lamy as new director general (Geneva - to Fri); EU-Mercosur ministerial meeting to negotiate a trade deal between the two blocs (Brussels).
Indicators: Irish wholesale prices (Apr) and vehicle licensing (Apr); US GDP (Q1); British CBI orders (Apr).
Others: Barclays interim trading statement.
Friday
Results: Arla Foods (H1), Caffyns, Eircom, NHP (H1).
AGM: HSBC, Kingfisher, NTR, Royal & Sun Alliance, UTV.
Meetings: Dairygold chief executive Jerry Henchy outlines "Food Business Opportunities in China" at Ireland China Association seminar (Maryborough House Hotel, Cork).
Indicators: Euro-zone ECB current account (Mar) and investment flows (Mar); US personal income/spending (Apr) and Michigan sentiment survey (May final); German import prices (Apr) and GfK index (Jun); French producer prices (Apr) and business climate (May).
