Catalyst watch: Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, and Intel to Hold High-Profile Events
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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 calendar for companies due to report.
Monday - September 18


Volatility watch - Short interest levels are elevated on Kohl's (KSS) and Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE). Options trading volume is higher than normal on Nikola (NKLA) and Altimmune (ALT).

All week - The conference schedule is heavy again. The headliners for the week include the CL King Annual Best Ideas Conference, theJ.P. Morgan Annual U.S. All Stars Conference, the Wells Fargo Consumer Conference, and the TD Cowen FutureHealth Conference.

Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include Stitch Fix (SFIX).

All day - Oracle (ORCL) will holds it four-day CloudWorld event in Las Vegas. The event will cover all things Oracle (ORCL), including AI on OCI, the progress of Oracle Autonomous Database, the company's multi-cloud strategy, and the use of Oracle Analytics throughout the portfolio. CEO Safra Catz will give a keynote address and Uber (UBER) CEO Dara Kohsrowshahi will be a featured speaker. UBS tipped off that Oracle shares could get a boost from a constructive update.

6 a.m. Pfizer (PFE) presents at the JPMorgan 14th Annual U.S. All Stars Conference. Investors are interested in any comments on the Seagen (SGEN) $43 billion deal status.

12:30 p.m. - Campbell Soup (CPB) presents at the TD Cowen Sipping & Snacking Summit with investors interested in comments/update on the planned Sovos Brands (SOVO) acquisition.

Tuesday - September 19


Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include AutZone (AZO), Steelcase (SCS), and Apogee Enterprises (APOG).

All day - Pinterest (PINS) will hold an Investor Day event. Top management will provide updates to the company's long-term strategy, followed by live Q&A. Other notable events scheduled include Fortis' (FTS) Investor Day, Portillo's (PTLO) Investor Day, IonQ (IONQ) Analyst Day, Revance Therapeutics' (RVNC) Investor Day, Coherent Corp.'s (COHR) Communications Market Overview Webcast, and Workiva's (WK) Investor Day.

All day - TechCrunch Disrupt will run for three days. Several AI sessions could attract attention from analysts and the closely-watched Startup Battlefield will showcase the top 200 startups from around the world.

12:00 p.m. Crowdstrike (CRWD) CEO George Kurtz will give a talk on "The Future of Cybersecurity and Generative AI" at the Fal.Con Conference.

Wednesday - September 20


Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include FedEx (FDX), General Mills (GIS), and KB Home (KBH).

All day - Intel (INTC) will hold its Innovation Day, which has has led to share price gains in the past. Other notable events include Myriad Genetics' (MYGN) Investor Day, Boston Scientific's (BSX) Investor Day, Driven Brands' (DRVN) Investor Day, Avient's (AVNT) Sustainability Day, CrowdStrike's (CRWD) Investor Briefing, Procore's (PCOR) Investor Day, and Exxon Mobil's (XOM) Product Solutions Spotlight.

All day - Microsoft (MSFT) will hold a special event in New York City that is expected to feature details on new hardware products an an update on the latest AI innovations across the company. CEO Satya Nadella and other Microsoft executives from product groups covering Microsoft 365, Surface, Windows, and Bing will present.

All day - Amazon (AMZN) will hold a Devices and Service Event. Last year, the Seattle-based tech giant revealed the Kindle Scribe and fifth-generation Echo Dot at the event. Analysts expect to hear about new Echo and Fire TV devices this year.

2:00 p.m. The Federal Reserve's FOMC will issue its rate decision and monetary policy statement.

2:30 p.m. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will hold a press conference.

Thursday - September 21


Earnings watch -  Notable companies due to report include Darden Restaurants (DRI) and Factset Research (FDS).

All day - Notable events include Charles River Laboratories' Investor Day (CRL), Celcuity's (CELC) Virtual Science Day, and Cidara Therapeutics' (CDTX) Virtual R&D Day.

All day - Shareholders with Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) will vote on the deal for the company to be acquired by ONEOK (OKE) for $25.00 in cash and 0.667 shares of ONEOK stock for each outstanding Magellan common unit.

9 a.m. - Reata Pharameuticals (RETA) shareholders will vote on its planned $7 billion sale to Biogen (BIIB).

1:30 p.m. - The Federal Trade Commission will hold a closed door meeting on multiple matters.

Friday - September 22


All day - It is the last trading day before the FDA action date on GSK's (GSK) PD-1 receptor blocker Jemperli. GSK and AnaptysBio (ANAB) have a collaboration agreement for commercialization of dostarlimabUnder an FDA initiative called Project Orbis, regulators in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Singapore, and the U.K. will simultaneously review the sBLA for Jemperli.

Seeking Alpha Editor Joshua Fineman contributed to this story.

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