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Happy Victoria Day

Monday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

America's Car-Mart Inc (NASDAQ: CRMT) (Q4) EPS estimates of 57 cents, compared to 81 cents in prior-year quarter.

Quotient Ltd (NASDAQ: QTNT) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of 59 cents, compared to loss of 77 cents in prior-year quarter. In late April, Quotient’s U.S. subsidiary, Quotient Biodiagnostics, Inc. signed a national group purchasing agreement with Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, a pact which will enable Premier members to take advantage of specially negotiated pricing and terms for blood bank reagents offered by Quotient

ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to loss of seven cents in prior-year quarter.


Canada

Markets Closed for Victoria Day

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

PMI Manufacturing Index – Flash (May) The flash index, usually released about a week before the final, gives a preliminary reading of conditions for the current month.

New Home Sales (April)


Redbook (Weekly)

Featured Earnings

AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) (Q3) EPS estimates of $10.95, compared to $9.57 in prior-year quarter.

Best Buy Inc (NYSE: BBY) (Q1) EPS estimates of 34 cents, compared to 37 cents in prior-year quarter. In April, Best Buy signaled a new Geek Squad with the launch of a new Geekmobile and an updated logo

Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 48 cents, compared to 37 cents in prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Toro Oil & Gas Ltd. (T.TOO) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to loss of eight cents in prior-year quarter.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

International Trade in Goods (Mar.)

FHFA House Price Index (Mar.)

EIA Petroleum Status Report (May 9-15)

Featured Earnings

AMERCO (NASDAQ: UHAL) (Q4) EPS estimates of $3.14, compared to $2.43 in prior-year quarter. In early May, AMERCO’s U-Haul wing announced it was offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents of Fort McMurray and surrounding areas who have been evacuated from their homes or need to move belongings away from the recent outbreak of wildfires.

ePlus inc. (NASDAQ: PLUS) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.32, compared to $1.22 in prior-year quarter.

HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) (Q2) EPS estimates of 39 cents, compared to 87 cents in prior-year quarter.


Canada

Economic lookahead

Bank Rate Announcement. The Bank of Canada last month announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 0.5%.

Featured Earnings

Bank of Montreal (T.BMO) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.76, compared to $1.71 in prior-year quarter. Last week, BMO announced it will offer Apple Pay to its Canadian customers, allowing customers to make easy and secure purchases with their BMO credit and debit cards. In stores, Apple Pay works with iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch. A number of other Canadian banks will offer the convenience, including Royal Bank.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Durable Goods Orders (April)

PMI Services Flash (April)

Weekly jobless claims (May 15-21)

Pending Home Sales Index (April)

Federal Balance Sheet

Money Supply

Featured Earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 50 cents, compared to a loss of 53 cents in prior-year quarter.

Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) (Q4) EPS estimates of 42 cents, compared to 51 cents in prior-year quarter.

Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of 28 cents, compared to a loss of 46 cents in prior-year quarter.


Canada

Economic lookahead

Average Weekly Earnings (Mar.) Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $954.00 in February, up 0.3% from the previous month and up 0.4%, from 12 months earlier. Earnings growth has leveled off since February 2015.

Featured Earnings

Royal Bank of Canada (T.RY) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.64, compared to $1.63 in prior-year quarter.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (T.TD) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.16, compared to $1.14 in prior-year quarter.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (T.CM) (Q2) EPS estimates of $2.31, compared to $2.28 in prior-year quarter. Last week, CIBC Asset Management Inc. launched the Renaissance Private Investment Program, a tailor-made solution built to fit the needs of today's affluent investors.

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (T.DSG) (Q1) EPS estimates of seven cents, compared to six cents in prior-year quarter. Descartes announced last week that Bring Cargo UK Ltd., a transport and logistics supplier, is using the cloud-based Descartes e-Customs(TM) solution to help ensure compliance with the European Union's new Union Customs Code legislation that came into effect on May 1

Heroux-Devtek Inc. (T.HRX) (Q4) EPS estimates of 23 cents, compared to 21 cents in prior-year quarter.


Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Gross Domestic Product (Q1)

Consumer Sentiment (May)

Featured Earnings

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) (Q1) EPS estimates of 22 cents, compared to 15 cents in prior-year quarter.

JinkoSolar Holding Co (NYSE: JKS) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.11, compared to 88 cents in prior-year quarter.

Multi-Color Corp. (NASDAQ: LABL) (Q4) EPS estimates of 78 cents, compared to 74 cents in prior-year quarter.