Tuesday Preview: Carnival still cruising

20th Dec 2010 16:20

Company news is drying up heading into the Christmas break, but at least one-big hitter will be updating the market.Cruise operator Carnival's fourth quarter numbers are expected to confirm positive trends. In the third quarter, the operator of P&O and several other cruise brands said pre-tax profits in the three months to August 31 rose to $1.3m (£0.83m) from $1.1m over the same period the previous year as revenues climbed to $3.38bn from $3.1bn.Broker Numis tips Carnival to enter a period of capacity growth and yield recovery. Investors will also be looking out for any guidance Carnival gives on 2011. Tuesday December 21QUARTERLY RESULTSCarnival CorporationINTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEInvestec, PayPoint, RecordQUARTERLY PAYMENT DATEFrontline Ltd.INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTSABC Consumer Confidence (US) (22:00)GMSBrady, Serabi MiningEGMSGVC Holdings, OSJC Transcontainer GDR (Reg S), Sistema JSFC GDR (Reg S)AGMSBaqus Group, Davenham Group, Gemfields, Independent Resources, JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust, LonZim, Peninsular Gold Ltd., Rubicon Software GroupTRADING ANNOUNCEMENTSCPP GroupFINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATEFidelity Special Values, Standard Life Equity Income Trust