Monday
North American markets are closed for Labour Day
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Purchasing Managers Services Index (Aug.)
Institute for Supply Management Non-Mfg. Index (Aug.)
Featured Earnings
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) (Q2) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to 40 cents in the prior-year quarter.
HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY) (Q2) EPS estimates of 13 cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter.
Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) (Q3) EPS estimates of 32 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter. Early in August, Quanex entered into new senior secured credit facilities due 2021 totaling $450 million U.S., comprised of a $300-million revolving credit facility and a $150 million Term Loan A.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Hudson's Bay Company (T.HBC) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 65 cents, compared to loss of 29 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Evertz Technologies Limited (T.ET) (Q1) EPS estimates of 24 cents, compared to 25 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Major Drilling Group International Inc. (T.MDI) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of seven cents, compared to loss of six cents in the prior-year quarter. In August, Major Drilling Group announced the resignation of Denis Despres as Chief Operating Officer in order to pursue another opportunity.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
JOLTS (July) The word JOLTS stands for Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey.
Fed Beige Book
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM) (Q3) EPS estimates of 38 cents, compared to 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.
HD Supply Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: HDS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 88 cents, compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.44, compared to $1.33 in the prior-year quarter. In mid-August, Valspar Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 15, to shareholders of record on September 1
Canada
Featured Earnings
Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc. (T.IRG) (Q3) EPS estimates of five cents, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter. In the third week of August, Adam Wyden of ADW Capital Partners, L.P. and Eric Shahinian of Camac Partners, LLC New York City based investment firms, transmitted a letter to the board of directors and management of Imvescor Restaurant Group seeking a strategic sale of the Company.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Report (August 30-Sept. 5)
Weekly jobless claims (Aug. 30-Sept. 5)
Consumer Credit (July)
Federal Balance Sheet
Money Supply
Featured Earnings
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (DSGX) (Q2) EPS estimates of nine cents, compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter. In early August, Descartes announced that Emerald Performance Materials, a producer of specialty chemicals for food and industrial applications, is using the Descartes MK Dynamic Screening™ solution to proactively screen global customers and trading partners to reduce the risk of conducting business with parties who may be subject to trade restrictions.
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) (Q1) EPS estimates of 21 cents, compared to 12 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of nine cents, compared to a loss of 68 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Building Permits (July) Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.4 billion in June, down 5.5% from the previous month.
New Housing Price Index (July) The New Housing Price Index rose 0.1% in June, following a 0.7% increase in May.
Featured Earnings
Dominion Diamond Corporation (T.DDC) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 17 cents, compared to a loss of 21 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Enghouse Systems Limited (T.ESL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-August, Enghouse announced that Telecom26, one of Switzerland's most innovative mobile communication service providers, has selected the Enghouse Networks CDRator Revenue Management platform to enable monetization of next generation services.
Transcontinental Inc. (T.TCL.A) (Q3) EPS estimates of 56 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.
ViXS Systems Inc. (T.VXS) (Q3) ) EPS estimates for loss of six cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) (Q4) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: HOV) (Q3) EPS estimates of eight cents, compared to a loss of five cents in the prior-year quarter.
Kroger Company (NYSE: KR) (Q2) EPS estimates of 45 cents, compared to 44 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Labour Force Survey (August) Employment declined by 31,000, or 0.2%, in July. The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 6.9%.
Featured Earnings
BRP Inc. (T.DOO) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of eight cents, compared to a gain of three cents in the prior-year quarter.
Transat A.T. Inc. (T.TRZ) EPS estimates of 49 cents, compared to 71 cents in the prior-year quarter.
