Monday
U.S.
PMI Services Flash (April)
Featured Earnings
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (Q1) EPS estimate of $2.17, compared to $1.66 in the prior-year quarter.
Canon Inc. ADS (NYSE: CAJ) (Q1) EPS estimate of 40 cents, compared to 41 cents in the prior-year quarter. The buzz these days is that Canon is looking to spend another $3 billion U.S. to acquire a company in a growth sector after announcing it would buy security camera maker Axis Communications in February.
Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) (Q1) EPS estimate of 40 cents, compared to 41 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Barrick Gold Corporation (T.ABX) (Q1) EPS estimate of 10 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter. The world’s largest gold miner said this week it will resume operations at its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, reversing an earlier decision to halt production after the government softened a royalty-based tax system.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
S&P Case-Shiller HPI (Feb.)
Consumer Confidence (April)
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) (Q1) EPS estimate of 10 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter. Tampa-based Moffitt Cancer Center and Aetna announced in mid-April a collaboration to create an oncology medical home that is designed to improve the care experience for cancer patients.
BP PLC ADS (NYSE: BP) (Q1) EPS estimate of 24 cents, compared to $1.04 in the prior-year quarter.
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) (Q1) EPS estimate of 25 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT) (Q1) EPS estimate of 25 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter. The company that recently merged with Heinz announced this week that Original Kraft Macaroni & Cheese in the U.S. will no longer be made with artificial preservatives or synthetic colours.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Open Text Corporation (T.OTC) (Q3) EPS estimate of 90 cents, compared to 84 cents in the prior-year quarter. OpenText announced earlier this month that MECAPLAST Group, one of Europe's leading automotive parts suppliers, has extended its use of the OpenText Cloud to help ensure secure Electronic Data Interchange across partners and facilities worldwide
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Gross Domestic Product (Q1)
Pending Home Sales Index (Mar.)
EIA Petroleum Status Report (April 18-24)
FOMC Meeting Announcement (2 p.m. ET)
Featured Earnings
Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.09, compared to 91 cents in the prior-year quarter. This week, Time Warner announced a 35-cent/share quarterly dividend.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) (Q1) EPS estimate of 45 cents, compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter. This week, Goodyear announced it plans to invest $550 million U.S. to build a new tire plant in Mexico.
MasterCard (NYSE: MA) (Q1) EPS estimate of 78 cents, compared to 73 cents in the prior-year quarter.
International Paper Co (NYSE: IP) (Q1) EPS estimate of 77 cents, compared to 61 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Industrial Product Price Index (Mar.) The index increased 1.8% in February, largely as a result of higher prices for energy and petroleum products.
Raw Materials Price Index (Mar.) This index rose 6.1%, mainly because of higher prices for crude energy products.
Featured Earnings
Canadian Utilities Limited (T.CU) (Q1) EPS estimate of 69 cents, compared to 71 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Cenovus Energy Inc. (T.CVE) (Q1) EPS estimate for loss of 10 cents, compared to gain of 50 cents in the prior-year quarter.
ATCO Ltd. (T.ACO.X) EPS estimate of 93 cents, compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (T.VRX) (Q1) EPS estimate of $2.36, compared to $1.76 in the prior-year quarter.
Suncor Energy Inc. (T.SU) (Q1) EPS estimate of 14 cents, compared to $1.22 in the prior-year quarter.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (T.TRI) (Q1) EPS estimate of 45 cents, compared to 46 cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-April Thomson introduced ONESOURCE Global Trade, which it boasts as the world's first truly global trade automation and management solution.
CGI Group Inc. (T.GIB.A) (Q2) EPS estimate of 80 cents, compared to 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Chicago PMI (April)
Weekly jobless claims (April 18-24)
Featured Earnings
American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.18, compared to $1.21 in the prior-year quarter.
Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ: CELG) (Q1) EPS estimate of 93 cents, compared to $73 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) (Q1) EPS estimate of 93 cents, compared to 73 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) (Q1) EPS estimate for loss of 46 cents, compared to a loss of seven cents in the prior-year quarter.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) (Q1) EPS estimate of 79 cents, compared to $2.10 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Gross Domestic Product (Feb.) Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in January after increasing 0.3% in December and declining 0.2% in November.
Featured Earnings
BCE Inc. (T.BCE) (Q1) EPS estimate of 79 cents, compared to 81 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Goldcorp Inc. (T.G) (Q1) EPS estimate of 10 cents, compared to 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
PMI Mfg. Index (April)
ISM Mfg Index (April)
Consumer Sentiment (April)
Construction Spending (March)
Featured Earnings
Chevron (NYSE: CVX) (Q1) EPS estimate of 72 cents, compared to $2.36 in the prior-year quarter.
Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) (Q1) EPS estimate of 27 cents, compared to 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.
ITT (NYSE: ITT) (Q1) EPS estimate of 54 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Featured Earnings
TransCanada Corporation (T.TRP) (Q1) EPS estimate of 65 cents, compared to 60 cents in the prior-year quarter.
