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There's never a dull moment on Wall Street -- and next week will be no exception. Here are some of the items that will help shape the week ahead once Monday rolls around.

Oracle, Discover and Tiffany are all expected to report year-over-year growth for their most recent quarters this week. Meanwhile, many will be looking for an updated snapshot of the housing market, with three sets of real-estate data coming out.

Adobe Systems on Monday reported its first quarter of revenue above $1 billion. For its fiscal fourth quarter, the software company turned a profit of $269 million, up from a loss of $32 million in the same period last year.

Late-season earnings could help ring in some early holiday cheer for investors this week. Analysts expect strong results from Nike, Bed Bath & Beyond, Darden Restaurants -- which operates Olive Garden and Red Lobster -- and electronics company Jabil Circuit.

A new app that lets users of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, iPad and iPod touch view Flash videos is so popular that it has sold out. The Skyfire 2.0 app acts as an Internet browser that plays Flash videos on Apple devices, e-Week reported. Skyfire said on its blog that the app met with "unbelievable...

Sony shares rose as much as 3% on Tuesday in Japan on rumors it could be a potential acquisition target of Apple. But the media reports that the traders cited were apparently just musings by columnist Eric Savitz of Barron's.

Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer's not-so-secret meeting with Abode CEO Shantanu Narayen to discuss a joint battle strategy against Apple raised the tantalizing possibility of an Adobe buyout. That deal wouldn't just be good for Microsoft, it would be good for the future of the Web overall.

Adobe Systems's fiscal third-quarter earnings beat analyst expectations, but share prices plunged in after-hours trading after the largest maker of graphic-design software released lower-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter.

Adobe is countering Apple CEO Steve Jobs's recent jab at Adobe's Flash technology for Web video and games by running ads in newspapers and popular tech blogs saying "We Love Apple" -- with a bright red heart.

Steve Jobs and Adobe Systems entered another round of battle Thursday, with the Apple founder and CEO throwing repeated punches in an open letter explaining why Adobe's Flash will never make it onto the iPhone, iPad and iPod.