The Investing Week Ahead: 7/11/22

Happy Monday.

And happy Slurpee Day! If you’re around a 7-Eleven convenience store — go snag one!

In honor of this sacred holiday, here’s some crazy 7-Eleven facts:

• The company was started in 1927 and originally called Southland Ice Company (selling mostly ice, eggs, milk, and bread). In 1928, a manager brought a totem pole as a souvenir from Alaska and placed it in front of her store. It became such an attraction and marketing tool, that executives added totem poles in front of every store. The stores were then called “Tote’m Stores” until 1946. At that time, the company extended store hours to 7am-11pm in an effort to recover from business struggles during World War II. The name change to 7-Eleven stuck, despite most locations now being open 24/7.

• While the company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas — it’s actually owned by Seven-Eleven Japan Company Ltd.

• As of July 2022, there are 9,510 total locations throughout 38 states in the US. Around the world, there are over 78,000 locations. I’m not sure that too many people know that 7-Eleven is the world’s largest convenience retailer. As a tangential comparison, there are just over 10,500 Walmarts globally.

• The company employs over 135,000 people around the world.

Boom! More than you’d ever need to know about the Slurpee-loving, convenience store kings. Now on to the good stuff.

The Investing Week Ahead - Too Long, Didn’t Read:

⚡ The earnings spotlight shines on BlackRock, JPMorgan, United Health, Citi, & more.

⚡ Amazon Prime Days return, competing with campaigns from Walmart & Target.

⚡ A big week of economic data features inflation, retail sales, & consumer sentiment.

Key Earnings Announcements:

Time to wake up from the summer daze — big time earnings reports are back this week!

Monday (7/11): The Greenbrier Companies

Tuesday (7/12): PepsiCo

Wednesday (7/13): Delta, Fastenal Co.

Thursday (7/14): Cintas, Conagra Brands, Ericsson, First Republic Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Taiwan Semiconductor Co.

Friday (7/15): BlackRock, BNY Mellon, Citi, PNC, Progressive, UnitedHealth Group, US Bancorp, Wells Fargo

Investor Events:

The best time to buy stocks random junk has arrived, we see if Boeing’s struggles continue, and Google’s stock split finally takes place.

Monday (7/11): Target Deal Day 1, Dave & Busters Entertainment Investor Event

Tuesday (7/12): Amazon Prime Day 1, Target Deal Day 2

Wednesday (7/13): Amazon Prime Day 2, Target Deal Day 3

Thursday (7/14): Boeing Q2 Deliveries

Friday (7/15): Alphabet (Google) 20-for-1 Stock Split, Healthcare Realty Trust & Healthcare Trust of America Merger Vote

All Week: Walmart Deals for Days, CJS Securities’ 22nd Annual New Ideas Summer Conference, Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference

Major Economic Updates:

Fresh inflation data, insights of the health of small businesses, retail sales updates, and seeing if consumer sentiment has recovered from all-time-lows.

Monday (7/11): 3-Year Inflation Expectations

Tuesday (7/12): NFIB Small Business Index

Wednesday (7/13): CPI (Inflation), Fed Beige Book, Federal Budget

Thursday (7/14): Jobless Claims, Producer Price Index

Friday (7/15): Import Price Index, Retail Sales, UMich Consumer Sentiment Index

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