May 4-10: Met Gala, primaries in Ohio and Indiana, and OpenAI trial continues

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.

Leading the Week

Monday (May 4): Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour co-host the Met Gala; Armenia hosts the European Political Community summit; Pulitzer Prizes announced.

Tuesday (May 5): Primaries in Ohio and Indiana ahead of midterms; Barack Obama appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; JD Vance visits Iowa after postponing a trip last week.

Wednesday (May 6): Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at the Third Circuit Judicial Conference; Howard Lutnick expected to be interviewed as part of the House Oversight investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Thursday (May 7): Donald Trump address expected to mark National Day of Prayer; Local elections in England, Wales and Scotland.

Friday (May 8): Employment Situation released; WNBA season begins.

Saturday (May 9): Peter Magyar due to be sworn in as Hungarian Prime Minister; Vladimir Putin presides over Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow.

Sunday (May 10): Mother’s Day; NBA Draft Combine and lottery.

Donald Trump is visible from the side as he bows in prayer next to a man in a grey suit — Official White House Photo by Molly Riley

Also look out for

May 4

Greg Brockman expected to testify in Elon Musk lawsuit against OpenAI

Britney Spears arraigned in California on DUI charge

Gretchen Whitmer and heads of the SEC and CFTC among speakers at the Milken Institute Global Conference

Results announced from Indian state elections, including closely-watched vote in West Bengal

May 5

Tim Scott and Rahm Emanuel among speakers at the Milken Institute Global Conference

Arraignment for man charged over attack on Sam Altman's home

USTR hearing into trade practices of EU, China and Mexico

Tony Awards nominations announced

May 6

Honduran President among speakers at the Milken Institute Global Conference

Antony Blinken speaks at the Economic Club of New York

France hosts G7 trade ministers' meeting

May 7

Oral arguments in appeal over Mark Kelly Pentagon censure case

Debate in Colorado's Democratic gubernatorial race

Man in court over attack on Boulder march in support of Israeli hostages

May 8

Arraignment scheduled for Iranian woman charged with selling weapons to Iran

Results announced from UK local elections

New Costa Rican President Laura Fernández sworn in

Philippines hosts 48th ASEAN Summit

May 9

Erika Kirk delivers Hillsdale College commencement address

Wes Moore delivers Valley Forge Military College commencement address

Matt Damon hosts SNL

One year ago: Pope Leo elected

May 10

Andy Beshear delivers commencement address at Berea College

Key statistics, reports and results

May 4

IEA global methane tracker

Unicredit EGM on €35bn Commerzbank takeover

Results from: Paramount, Palantir, Unicredit

May 5

International trade in goods and services

Results from: AMD, OXY, BioNTech, Pfizer, PayPal, ABInBev, Devon Energy, Emerson Electric

May 6

ADP national employment report

OECD consumer price indices

ADL audit of antisemitic incidents

Results from: Novo Nordisk, Lufthansa, ARM Holdings, Walt Disney Company, Uber, DoorDash, CVS Caremark, New York Times Company, Orsted, MetLife, Heidelberg Cement, Marriott International, APA Corporation

May 7

Construction put in place

Results from: Shell, Warner Bros. Discovery, Coinbase, News Corp, Lyft, McDonald’s, Rocket Lab, International Hotels Group

May 8

Consumer sentiment index

NOAA monthly national climate report

FAO food price index

Results from: Toyota, Sony, Nintendo, Commerzbank, International Airlines Group, AngloGold Ashanti

May 9

China monthly trade data

May 10

Saudi Aramco publishes quarterly results ahead of May 11 earnings call

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