Events to Watch Next Week

The stock market had a very good week after a series of down weeks in January with very good volumes. I think the market is putting a good short term bottom right now. It is maybe time to put in small portion of cash into action now. The beaten down financial and housing stocks maybe showing signs of not going down further even with more bad news. Bigger cap companies have the resources to swallow the smaller rivals, such as Microsoft (MSFT) is buying Yahoo (YHOO). Sound financial companies. Here are the news worth watching from Yahoo:

Conference/Events Calendar for the week of February 4th - 8th:
Monday: MSFT Strategic Update; JAVA Analyst Meeting; ADCT, HTCH, ARRS, IKAN, NVLS, PAR at Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conf; Banc of America Securities MBA CREF Multifamily Housing Client Event; CPF, PG at CFO.com Performance Management Analytics: How to Drive Fact-Based Strategy, Resource Management, and Operating Decisions Conf; SD, XTO at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf...
Tuesday: STT Analyst Meeting; UAUA Analyst Meeting; Banc of America Securities MBA CREF Multifamily Housing Client Event; Credit Suisse- 2008 Financial Services Forum; DLM at Goldman Sachs Consumer/Retail Leveraged Finance Conf; DNR, HAL, CHK, CXG, HERO, STG at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf; GR, DCO, RTN, ATRO at Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conf; JAVA Analyst Meeting - Sun's Annual Analyst Summit (SAS;); MIPI: The Future of Radiopharmaceuticals: Improved Imaging and Treatment for Serious Diseases; MSFT, CHK, AMGN, SUN at American Legal Media (ALM) Legaltech-NY Conf; RHT, ACS, MSCC, MSPD, NETL, TTMI, ITRI, NSM, CSGC at Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conf; ZMH, CMED, BRL, SGEN, ALKS, ALXA at Merrill Lynch 19th Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conf.
Wednesday: JAVA Analyst Meeting - Sun's Annual Analyst Summit (SAS); AXP Financial Community Meeting; CTXS Analyst Day 2008; AMAG, SVNT, XNPT, ZGEN, CELG, BSX, MCK at Merrill Lynch 19th Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conf; APC, RIG, CPX, FE at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf; Banc of America Securities MBA CREF Multifamily Housing Client Event; CR, AME, BEZ, CIR, FLS, ROP at Gabelli & Company, Inc. 18th Annual Pump, Valve & Motor Symposium; GS, TCB, SNV, KFN, LEH at Credit Suisse Group Financial Services Forum; IVAC, SYMC, SONS, VSEA, AVT at Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conf; LEH at IBF (International Business Forum) Nano Applications & Advanced Materials Forum; NCIT, BEAV, PCP, KTOS, NOC at Cowen and Company Aerospace/Defense Conf; SONE BAI Transpay Conference & Expo...
Thursday: Credit Suisse- Alternative InvesELY Analyst Meeting; EMR Annual Investment Community Update; PETD Analyst Meeting tment Seminar; CSCO, DELL, CS, PNY, RTN, MFE, CITI at American Legal Media (ALM) Legaltech-NY Conf; CSE at ACG Capital Connection-Atlanta Conf; DRIV, PAET, MOLX, VSH at Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conf; DVN, OXY, BRS, CAM, DVN, SWN at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf; PRGS, BCSI, BEAS, FRE at Forrester Research Enterprise Architecture Forum; RF, JPM, SLM, ZION, MF at Credit Suisse Group Financial Services Forum; SIRT, TSCM, BKR, BMTC at Emerald Research 15th Annual Groundhog Day Investment Forum; THRX, XRAY, EW at Merrill Lynch 19th Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conf; WTS and RBC at Gabelli & Company 18th Annual Pump, Valve & Motor Symposium...
Friday: GLW Inverstor Meeting; SRVY Investors Meeting; STJ Analyst Meeting; PXD, PDE, NBR at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf.