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As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...

Citadel is out with its report today on Carnival (NYSE: CCL), and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL), raising its PT's to $49 and $57 respectively. In a note to clients, Citadel writes, "We continue to value both CCL and RCL on a P/E basis, at multiples of 15.5x and 14.5x 2012E EPS, respectively...

So the latest batch of Chicken Littles is certain that doomsday is May 21, 2011. Of course this is just the latest in a long line of end-of-the-world predictions. Someone is bound to be correct eventually, I suppose. But will this be the day? We will see soon. In the meanwhile, here are five...

Earnings season is coming up again, with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicking it off on April 11. It will then be followed by J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) on April 13, with many more to come. While inflation was of no concern in the last earnings season, it looks to be quite different this coming earnings season...

Carinval Corporation (NYSE: CCL) may not see the growth in 2011 as consumer confidence remains low and airline pricing stays more expensive, expected to report its best net yield growth for 5 years at +6%, and thus Credit Suisse reiterates its Neutral rating and $38 price target. 3Q EPS estimates...