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What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

Palantir, CVS, Pfizer, and several energy companies report earnings. Plus, April jobs report slated for release.

Jillian Moore May 1, 2026

Securities in This Article

Economic Releases Scheduled for the Coming Week

Tuesday, May 5

April ISM Services PMI: FactSet Consensus 54.0 vs. 54.0 in March
March Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: FactSet Consensus 6,625,000 vs. 6,882,000 in February
March New Home Sales (seasonally adjusted annual rate): FactSet Consensus 700,000

Wednesday, May 6

April ADP Employment Survey: FactSet Consensus 95,000 vs. 62,000 in March

Thursday, May 7

Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims report for the week ended May 2: FactSet Consensus 205,000 vs. 189,000 for the week ended April 25
March Construction Spending (month to month): FactSet Consensus 0.50%
March Consumer Credit: FactSet Consensus $12.9 billion vs. $9.5 billion in February

Friday, May 8

April Employment Situation Report
- Nonfarm Payrolls: FactSet Consensus 60,000 vs. 178,000 in March
- Unemployment Rate: FactSet Consensus 4.3% vs. 4.3% in March
- Average Workweek: FactSet Consensus 34.3 vs. 34.2 in March
- Hourly Earnings (month to month): FactSet Consensus 0.3% vs. 0.2% in March
May Preliminary University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment: 51.0 vs. 49.8 in April

Company Earnings

Monday, May 4: Paramount Skydance PSKY, Palantir PLTR
Tuesday, May 5: Energy Transfer ET, Pfizer PFE
Wednesday, May 6: CVS Health CVS, Uber Technologies UBER, The Walt Disney Co. DIS, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Snap SNAP
Thursday, May 7: Albemarle ALB
Friday, May 8: Groupon GRPN

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