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We've now crossed the apex of earnings season, and the number of reports we get each week through mid-August will now drift lower.  But there are still quite a few big name companies left to report Q2 numbers.  Below is a list of the 40 largest stocks that are set to report earnings next week.  For each stock, we highlight its report date and time, its EPS estimate, its historical earnings beat rate (from our Interactive Earnings Report Database), and its average one-day change on its past reports.

Monday is a slow day, but on Tuesday we'll hear from big European financials Deutsche Bank (DB) and UBS.  We'll also hear from Pfizer (PFE) and BP on Tuesday.  Time Warner (TWX) and MasterCard (MA) will be the most watched on Wednesday, while General Motors (GM), Kraft (KFT), CBS and AIG will be followed closely on Thursday.  Procter & Gamble (PG) will round out the week with its report on Friday morning.

Of the key companies set to report next week, MasterCard (MA) has the highest earnings beat rate at 95.8%.  MasterCard (MA) has also averaged the biggest gain on its report day of the stocks listed at +4.35%.  General Motors (GM) has averaged the biggest decline on its past report days at -2.72%.

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