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Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning October 22nd. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET.

Monday
Conferences

• ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) 2018 Congress Oct. 19-23, with clinical updates expected from: CytomX Therapeutics, Inc CTMX, Mirati Therapeutics, Inc MRTX, Merck & Co., Inc MRK, NuCana NCNA, Protagonist Therapeutics PTGX, SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc SLS, Epizyme, Inc EPZM, Kura Oncology, Inc KURA, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc ITCI, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc AVEO, and Neon Therapeutics, Inc NTGN
• Money 20/20 2018 Oct. 21-24

Notable Earnings Releases

• Halliburton Company HAL Q3 premarket
• Hasbro, Inc HAS Q3 premarket
• TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation AMTD Q4 after hours

Investor Events

• Analyst IPO quiet periods expiring this week include: Survey Monkey SVMK Inc SVMK, Capital Bancorp, Inc CBNK, and Arco Platform Limited ARCE
• Cree, Inc CREE annual shareholder meeting, The TJX Companies, Inc TJX extraordinary shareholder meeting
• Schlumberger Limited SLB analyst/investor day

Tuesday
Economic

• API U.S. crude oil inventories at 4:30 p.m.

Notable Earnings Releases

• Caterpillar Inc CAT Q3 premarket
• McDonald’s Corporation MCD Q3 premarket
• Verizon Communications Inc VZ Q3 premarket
• Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN Q3 after hours

FDA/Biotech

• Selecta Biosciences, Inc SELB presenting Phase 2 data on SEL-212 at ACR (American College of Rheumatology) Meeting

M&A

• Shareholders of both Conagra Brands, Inc CAG and Pinnacle Foods Inc PF to vote on their proposed merger around 9 a.m.

Investor Events

• New Age Beverages Corporation NBEV annual shareholder meeting
• IPO lockup expiration for nLight, Inc LASR

Wednesday
Economics

• EIA crude oil inventories 10:30 a.m.
• Fed Beige Book released 2 p.m.

Notable Earnings Releases

• AT&T Inc T Q3 premarket
• United Parcel Service UPS Q3 premarket
• The Boeing Company BA Q3 premarket
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc AMD Q3 after hours
• Ford Motor Company F Q3 after hours
• Microsoft Corporation MSFT Q1 after hours
• Visa Inc V Q4 after hours

IPOs

• Alberton Acquisition (ALACU)
• Alzheon (ALZH)

Investor Events

• IPO lockup expirations for Goosehead Insurance, Inc GSHD, Smartsheet Inc SMAR, and DocuSign, Inc DOCU
• Consumer Reports issues its 2018 Most Reliable Cars list; some will look to see if Toyota Motor Corporation TM can retain the No. 1 spot, and if any American OEM can move into the top seven this year

Thursday
Economic

• U.S. initial jobless claims 8:30 a.m.
• EIA natural gas inventories 10:30 a.m.

Notable Earnings Releases

• Twitter, Inc TWTR Q3 premarket
• World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc WWE Q3 premarket
• Comcast Corporation CMCSA Q3 premarket
• Amazon.com, Inc AMZN Q3 after hours
• Alphabet Inc GOOGL Q3 after hours
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc CMG Q3 after hours
• Intel Corporation INTC Q3 after hours
• Mattel, Inc MAT Q3 after hours
• Snap Inc SNAP Q3 after hours

IPOs

• YETI Holdings (YETI)

Friday
Economic

• Baker Hughes oil rig counts 1 p.m.

Notable Earnings Releases

• The Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT Q3 premarket
• Colgate-Palmolive Company CL Q3 premarket

IPOs

• Gamida Cell Ltd (GMDA)
• StoneCo Ltd (STNE)

Investor Events

• Korea Fund, Inc KF public portfolio manager call 10:30 a.m.
• Unilever UL extraordinary shareholder meeting

Saturday
FDA/Biotech

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals JAZZ has an FDA PDUFA decision date for a Xyrem sNDA (supplemental new drug application)