Proactive Investors - Company news dominates next week with the start of the bank's quarterly reporting season seeing updates from Lloyds, Natwest and Barclays (LON:BARC) with HSBC (LON:HSBA) to follow.
Sainsbury 's, AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN), AB Foods and LSEG are also scheduled to report, so by Friday there should be a decent handle on how the UK's biggest and best see things shaping up in the country.
A string of US big names are also reporting, with Tesla the stand out given recent reports of slowing sales and growing Chinese competition.
Facebook (NASDAQ:META) owner Meta, GE, Pepsico (NASDAQ:PEP), and the oil giants Chevron and Exxon also update.
Economic news takes a back seat over the next few days with UK borrowing (Tuesday) and consumer confidence (Friday) the main points of interest.
Monday 22 April
Announcements due:
Interims: Ten Lifestyle Group PLC, South32 Ltd
Finals: Brave Bison Group PLC, Elixirr International PLC, Frenkel Topping Group PLC
US earnings: Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ)
AGMs: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) US Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) PLC, Renalytix PLC (LON:RENX)
Economic announcements: CBI Business Optimism Index,CBI Industrial Trends Orders, Interest rate decision (China)
Tuesday 23 April
One broker suggests the stars are aligning for Primark owner AB Foods... read the preview
Is housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) seeing any sign of a housing market pick-up?... read the preview
Tesla meanwhile is facing some pivotal questions according to one analyst... read the preview
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) PLC, Taylor Wimpey PLC
Interims: Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) PLC
Finals: Alliance Pharma (LON:ALAPH) PLC, Alphawave IP Group (LON:IPO) PLC, ASA International Group PLC, Eleco PLC, Maintel Holdings PLC, Property Franchise Group, TinyBuild Inc, Trellus Health PLC
US earnings: General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co, General Motors Co (NYSE:GM), PepsiCo Inc, Spotify Technology SA, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM)
AGMs: AIQ Ltd, Mobius Investment Trust PLC, NatWest Group PLC (LON:NWG), Taylor Wimpey PLC
Economic announcements: Public Sector Net Borrowing (UK), S&P Global Composite PMI Flash, S&P Global Services PMI Flash, S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash, New Homes Sales (US)
Wednesday 24 April
Lloyds gets the banking quarterly season underway with the car finance probe likely to overshadow a solid three months ....read the preview
Make-up specialist Warpaint London is that rarity of an AIM-listed company at an all-time high after recently saying business is booming... read more
In the US watch out for Meta's update and how AI has transformed its fortunes...read more
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY), PensionBee Group PLC
Interims: Tracsis PLC
Finals: 1Spatial PLC, Sanderson Design Group PLC, Star Energy (LON:STAR) Group PLC, Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC, Warpaint London PLC (LON:W7L)
US earnings: AT&T Inc, Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co, CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO), Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co, IBM (NYSE:IBM) Corp, Meta Platforms Inc, QuantumScape Corp, ServiceNow Inc, Teladoc Health Inc
AGMs: Abrdn PLC (LON:ABDN), Allianz (ETR:ALVG) Technology Trust PLC, AssetCo PLC, Breedon Group PLC, British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) PLC, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) PLC, Coro energy PLC, Croda International PLC (LON:CRDA), Entain (LON:ENT) PLC, Greencoat UK (LON:UKWG) Wind PLC, Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) PLC, Nichols PLC (LON:NICL), Primary Health Properties PLC (LON:PHP), Synectics PLC, Woodside Energy Group Ltd (LON:WDS)
Economic announcements: MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Durable Goods Orders (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US)
Thursday 25 April
AstraZeneca's CEO's pay has been the subject of much debate recently. See if Pascal Soriot is justifying his £18.7 million ....read the preview
Barclays has more international focus than Lloyds and how its investment bank is doing will gain be the focus...read the preview
Very quietly LSEG has become a financial powerhouse but where does the stock exchange fit in now?....read more
Sainsbury's has been steadily taking market share from weaker rivals in recent months. The results should reflect that say brokers... read the preview
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Barclays, Drax Group (LON:DRX) PLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK), Ibstock PLC, Inchcape PLC (LON:INCH), London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) PLC, PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, Unilever (LON:ULVR) PLC, WAG Payment Solutions PLC, WPP (LON:WPP) PLC, AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN), Barclays PLC, Indivior PLC (LON:INDV)
Interims: Focusrite (LON:TUNE) PLC, WH Smith (LON:SMWH) PLC
Finals: Aquila European Renewables PLC, Destiny Pharma (LON:DEST) Holdings PLC, J Sainsbury (LON:SBRY) PLC, Zinc Media (LON:ZIN) Group PLC
US earnings: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) Co, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), Merck & Co Inc, Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WTW) PLC, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Inc, Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP)
AGMs: Admiral Group (LON:ADML) PLC, AFC Energy (LON:AFEN) PLC, Beazley PLC (LON:BEZG), BP (LON:BP) PLC, CLS Holdings PLC, CRH (LON:CRH) PLC, Develop North PLC, Drax Group PLC, Everest Global PLC, Greencoat Renewables PLC, Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO), Helios Towers PLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, London Stock Exchange Group PLC, Persimmon (LON:PSN) PLC, Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust, RELX PLC (LON:REL), Schroders (LON:SDR) PLC, Sthree PLC, Weir Group (LON:WEIR) PLC, XP Power Ltd
Economic announcements: Continuing Claims (US), GDP (US), Initial Jobless Claims (US), Pending Homes Sales (US
Ex dividends to reduce FTSE 100 by: 4.38
Friday 26 April
Natwest is the standout today with UBS expecting a decent update from the part taxpayer-owned bank... read the preview
In the US, expect big numbers from oil titans Exxon and Chevron.
Announcements due:
Trading updates: Natwest Group, Record PLC
Interims: Jupiter Fund Management PLC
Finals: Facilities by ADF PLC (LON:ADFF)
US earnings: AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV), Aon (NYSE:AON) PLC, Ball Corp (NYSE:BALL), Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM)
AGMs: Aukett Swanke Group PLC, Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC, Pearson PLC (LON:PSON), Senior PLC, Smurfit Kappa (LON:SKG) Group PLC
Economic announcements: GFK Consumer Confidence (UK), Personal Consumption Expenditures (US), Personal Income (US), Personal Spending (US), University of Michigan Confidence (Final) (US), Interest rate decision (Japan)