Catalyst Watch: Apple’s iPhone occasion, Oracle earnings, Google antitrust trial, August CPI

Welcome to Seeking Alpha’s Catalyst Watch – a breakdown of a few of subsequent week’s actionable occasions that stand out. Check out Seeking Alpha’s earnings calendar for a full checklist of corporations resulting from report.

Monday – September 9

• Volatility watch – Options buying and selling quantity is elevated on GameStop (GME) forward of the retailer’s earnings report. The most overbought shares per their 14-day relative power index embody Philip Morris (PM), G1 Therapeutics (GTHX), and Procter & Gamble (PG). The most oversold shares per their 14-day Relative Strength Index embody Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Dollar General (DG) after their latest crushing steerage updates. Short curiosity has moved larger on Arbor Realty (ABR) and VinFast Auto (VFS).
• All day – A preliminary injunction listening to can be held within the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit to dam Tapestry (TPR) from buying rival Capri Holdings (CPRI).
• All day – Notable corporations resulting from report embody Oracle (ORCL) and Rubrik (RBRK). Options buying and selling implies a double-digit share value swing for Calavo Growers (CVGW) after the discharge of its earnings report.
• All day – Apple (AAPL) will maintain an occasion titled “It’s Glowtime” that’s anticipated to characteristic particulars on the iPhone 16 and the suite of AI options included in Apple Intelligence. The public rollout of iOS 18 can be anticipated.
• All day – The first day of the four-day Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference contains shows from DoorDash (DASH), Uber Technologies (UBER), and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN).
• All day – The trial section of the Department of Justice antitrust case in opposition to Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) will start.
• All day – The 5-for-1 inventory cut up for Tetra Tech (TTEK) will develop into efficient.
• All day – Southwest Airlines (LUV) is scheduled to fulfill with representatives of Elliott Management. There is the potential that some particulars relating to the airline’s deliberate bulletins for the Investor Day occasion on September 26 could also be leaked.

Tuesday – September 10

• Earnings watch – Notable corporations resulting from report GameStop (GME), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY). Options buying and selling implies a double-digit share value swing for Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF) after the discharge of its earnings report.
• All day – Microsoft (MSFT) will maintain a cybersecurity convention at its Redmond, Washington campus. The Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit will convey collectively main safety corporations to deal with vulnerabilities that surfaced after a problematic software program replace from CrowdStrike (CRWD) brought on widespread system failures in July.
• All day – Labcorp (LH), Charles River Laboratories (CRL), and Gilead Sciences (GILD) are among the many healthcare corporations that can participate within the Baird Global Healthcare Conference.
• All day – Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) will take part within the NYSE Energy & Utilities Investor Access Day.
• All day – Campbell Soup (CPB) will maintain an Investor Day occasion on the Nasdaq MarketWebsite in New York City.
• All day – Cimpress (CMPR) will host its annual Investor Day occasion.
• All day – The U.S. Treasury Department will make its buyback announcement.
• All day – The second day of the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference contains shows from AT&T (T) CEO John Stankey, Etsy (ETSY) CEO Josh Silverman, Hasbro (HAS) CEO Chris Cocks, Instacart (CART) CEO Fidji Simo, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev, and Microsoft (MSFT) CTO Kevin Scott, and Lyft (LYFT) CEO David Risher.
• All day – OPEC will launch its month-to-month oil report and EIA will publish its short-term vitality outlook.
• All day – Rocket Companies (RKT) will host its first Investor Day occasion. Bank of America thinks the corporate will take the chance to spotlight its AI capabilities, along with discussing how the corporate is positioned to drive larger profitability as mortgage quantity improve.
• All day – Oracle (ORCL) CEO Safra Catz will give a keynote speech on the firm’s Oracle Cloudworld occasion on “Customers Winning with the Cloud and AI.” MGM Resorts International (MGM) CEO Bill Hornbuckle is without doubt one of the notable visitor audio system on the occasion.
• 9:00 p.m. The Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump might cowl some coverage questions that impression sure sectors and shares.

Wednesday – September 11

• Earnings watch – Notable corporations resulting from report embody Manchester United (MANU), Oxford Industries (OXM), and Designer Brands (DBI).
• All day – The third day of the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference contains shows from Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, Salesforce (CRM) CEO Marc Benioff, and Applied Materials (AMAT) CEO Gary Dickerson.
• 8:30 a.m. The August CPI report can be launched. Economists anticipate the core inflation charge to be up 0.2% month-over-month and three.2% year-over-year.

Thursday – September 12

• Earnings watch – Notable corporations resulting from report embody Adobe (ADBE), Kroger (KR), RH (RH), and Signet Jewelers (SIG).
• All day – The 4-for-1 inventory cut up for Cintas (CTAS) will develop into efficient.
• All day – Notable investor occasions embody Moderna’s (MRNA) R&D Day, Belden’s (BDC) Investor Day, and Evolus’ (EOLS) Investor Day.
• All day – The fourth day of the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference contains shows from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav and ChargePoint (CHPT) CEO Rick Wilmer.
• All day – The OptimumBank Virtual Banking Conference will characteristic former FDIC Chairperson Sheila Bair, Nasdaq Chief Economist Phil Mackintosh, and S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Nathan Stovall as audio system.
• All day – The FTC refile interval on the Silk Road Medical (SILK)-Boston Scientific (BSX) deal will expire.
• 7:15 a.m. The European Central Bank will problem its financial coverage assertion. The ECB is predicted to fireside off a 25-point charge lower to three.50%.
• 8:30 a.m. The August PPI report can be launched. Economists anticipate core PPI to be up 0.2% month-over-month.
• 10:00 a.m. Kroger (KR) will maintain its earnings convention name. Options buying and selling implies a 6% swing for the grocery retailer inventory after the report is launched. Three suppliers that generate greater than 10% of their income from Kroger (KR) are Calavo Growers (CVGW), Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE), and Vital Farms (VITL).

Friday – September 13

• All day – Notable occasions embody keynote addresses at Roblox’s (RBLX) Developers Conference.
• All day – The starting of the five-day European Society for Medical Oncology Meeting will entice consideration within the healthcare sector. Merck (MRK), AstraZeneca (AZN), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Incyte (INCY), and 23andMe (ME) are a number of the notable corporations resulting from current knowledge or abstracts.
• All day – Kuaishou Technology (OTCPK:KUASF) will maintain an Investor Day occasion throughout which it’s anticipated to replace on its AI initiatives.

Seeking Alpha Editor Josh Fineman contributed to this story.