Monday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) (Q1) EPS estimates of three cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter. Late in March, Alcoa of Australia agreed to sell its stake in DBP, the owner and operator of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), to DUET Group (DUET) for AU$205 million ($154 million U.S). DBP is currently owned 20% by Alcoa of Australia and 80% by DUET
Canada
Featured Earnings
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (T.PTM) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of eight cents, compared to a gain of 10 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Import, Export Prices (March) Changes in import and export prices are a valuable gauge of inflation both in the United States and abroad. Furthermore, the data can directly impact the financial markets such as bonds and the dollar.
Treasury Budget (March) The budget data have several direct and indirect meanings for the financial markets. The most direct relationship lies between the size of the budget deficit and the supply of Treasury securities. The higher the deficit, the more Treasury notes and bonds the government must sell to finance its operation.
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) (Q1) EPS estimates of eight cents, compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter. Adtran announced in mid-March that announced that several 10Gbps broadband customer trials were underway. A wide range of service providers from new market entrants to municipal/utility providers to international Tier 1 carriers are all currently evaluating Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services based on XGS-PON architecture.
CSX Corp (NASDAQ: CSX) (Q1) EPS estimates of 37 cents, compared to 45 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ: FAST) (Q1) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to 43 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc. (T.I) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 10 cents, compared to a loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Producer Price Index – Final Demand (Mar.) The PPI measures prices at the producer level before they are passed along to final consumers. A portion of the inflation at the producer level gets passed through to the consumer price index (CPI).
Retail Sales (Mar.)
Business Inventories (Feb.) Rising inventories can be an indication of business optimism that sales will be growing in the coming months. By looking at the ratio of inventories to sales, investors can see whether production demands will expand or contract in the near future.
EIA Petroleum Status Report (April 2-8)
Beige Book
Featured Earnings
Commerce Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) (Q1) EPS estimates of 63 cents, compared to 58 cents in the prior-year quarter.
JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) (Q1) EPS estimates of 63 cents, compared to 58 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE: PIR) (Q4) EPS estimates of 21 cents, compared to 37 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Cogeco Communications Inc. (T.CCA) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.42, compared to $1.19 in the prior-year quarter. In the first week of April, Cogeco Connexion announced that it had received an Employment Equity Achievement Award (EEAA) in the Outstanding Commitment category from Employment and Social Development Canada.
Cogeco Inc. (T.CGO) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.26, compared to 88 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (T.CJR.B) (Q2) EPS estimates of 28 cents, compared to 33 cents in the prior-year quarter. Early in April, Corus announced it had completed its previously announced $2.65-billion acquisition of Shaw Media Inc.
Dominion Diamond Corporation (T.DDC) (Q4) EPS estimates of 11 cents, compared to 33 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Consumer Price Index (Mar.)
Weekly jobless claims (April 2-8)
Federal Balance Sheet
Money Supply
Featured Earnings
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) (Q1) EPS estimates of 26 cents, compared to 27 cents in the prior-year quarter.
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) (Q1) EPS estimates of $4.38, compared to $4.89 in the prior-year quarter.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) (Q1) EPS estimates of 99 cents, compared to $1.04 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
New Housing Price Index (Feb.) This Index rose 0.1% in January, following an identical increase in December.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Industrial Production (Mar.)
Consumer Sentiment (Apr.) The University of Michigan's Consumer Survey Center questions 500 households each month on their financial conditions and attitudes about the economy.
Featured Earnings
Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.19, compared to $1.52 in the prior-year quarter. This week, Citi was awarded a mandate from SIX Securities Services to provide custody and clearing services, associated mutual fund processing, and tax servicing for the U.S. market. This new mandate builds on the existing custody relationship between Citi and SIX Securities Services which includes 14 other markets outside the U.S
Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) (Q1) EPS estimates of 19 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Xura, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESG) (Q4) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (Feb.) Manufacturing sales rose 2.3% in January to $53.1 billion, the highest level on record.
