Monday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RICK) (Q3) EPS projected at 67 cents, compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter
J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE:JILL) (Q3) EPS projected for gain of 34 cents, compared to a loss of $1.31 in the prior-year quarter
PHX Minerals Inc. (NYSE:PHX) (Q4) EPS projected at seven cents compared to two cents in the prior-year quarter
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
NFIB small-business index (Nov.)
Producer Price Index (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
Brown Forman Inc Class B (NYSE:BF.B) (Q2) EPS projected at 54 cents, compared to 51 cents in the prior-year quarter
Aspen Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ASPU) (Q2) EPS projected for loss of six cents, compared to a loss of 13 cents in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Featured Earnings
Roots Corporation (T.ROOT) (Q3) EPS projected for gain of 19 cents, compared to loss of one cent in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Retail Sales (Nov.)
Import Price Index (Nov.)
NAHB home builders' index (Dec.)
Business Inventories (Oct.)
Federal Reserve Announcement
Featured Earnings
Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) (Q4) EPS projected at $4.14, compared to $2.82 in the prior-year quarter
HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI) (Q4) EPS projected at $20.65, compared to $18.61 in the prior-year quarter
Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN) (Q4) EPS projected at $2.10, compared to $1.59 in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (Oct.) Manufacturing sales fell 3.0% in September, mainly attributable to lower sales in the motor vehicle industry.
Consumer Price Index (Nov.) CPI rose 4.7% on a year-over-year basis in October, up from a 4.4% increase in September. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5% in October.
CREA Stats – MLS Sales (Nov.) National home sales rose 8.6% on a month-over-month basis in October, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Housing Starts (Nov.) The trend in housing starts was 264,264 units in October, down from 270,661 units in September, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Featured Earnings
Mainstreet Equity Corp. (T.MEQ) (Q4) EPS projected at $1.25, compared to $19.37 in the prior-year quarter
Thursday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Initial Jobless Claims (to Dec. 11)
Building Permits (Nov.)
Housing Starts (Nov.)
Industrial Production Index (Nov.)
Capacity Utiliization (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) (Q4) EPS projected at $20.65, compared to $18.61 in the prior-year quarter
Accenture PLC (NYSE:CAN) (Q1) EPS projected at $2.62, compared to $2.17 in the prior-year quarter
FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) (Q2) EPS projected at $4.20, compared to $4.83 in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Wholesale Trade (Oct.) Wholesale sales grew 1.0% in September, generated by higher sales of agricultural supplies (part of the miscellaneous sub-sector) and machinery, equipment and supplies.
Featured Earnings
Enghouse Systems Limited (T.ENGH) (Q4) EPS projected at 46 cents compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter
Fiore Gold Corp. (T.F) (Q1) EPS projected at four cents, compared to five cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE:DRI) (Q2) EPS projected at $1.43, compared to 74 cents in the prior-year quarter
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) (Q1) EPS projected at $2.29, compared to $1.69 in the prior-year quarter
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG) (Q3) EPS projected at 53 cents, compared to 90 cents in the prior-year quarter
Canada
International Transactions in Securities (Oct.) Foreign investment in Canadian securities totaled $20.0 billion in September, led by acquisitions of Canadian corporate debt securities. Meanwhile, Canadian investment in foreign securities reached $17.2 billion, mainly purchases of U.S. shares.
Featured Earnings
Microbix Biosystems Inc. (T.MBX) (Q1) EPS projected at one cent, identical to the prior-year quarter. The SNN Network Canada Virtual Event will take place on December 7-9, where 70 SmallCap, MicroCap and NanoCap public and private companies – including Microbix -- will be presenting via virtual webcast to a global investor audience.
Premier Health of America Inc. (T.PHA) (Q4) EPS projected at one cent, identical to the prior-year quarter.
