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Monday

Markets closed in U.S. for Presidents’ Day, in Canada for Family Day

Tuesday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.36, compared to $1.30 in the prior-year quarter.

Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) (Q4) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) (Q3) EPS estimates of 45 cents, compared to 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.62, compared to $1.44 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Wholesale Trade (Dec.) Wholesale sales rose 0.7% to $63.6 billion in November, a second consecutive increase.

Featured Earnings

TFI International Inc. (T.TFII) (Q4) EPS estimates of 48 cents, compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter.


Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Redbook (Weekly)

Purchasing Managers Index – Composite – Flash (Feb.) The flash Composite PMI provides an early estimate of current private sector output by combining information obtained from surveys of around 1,000 manufacturing and service sector companies.

Existing Home Sales (Jan.)

Federal Open Market Committee Meeting


Featured Earnings

Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y) (Q4) EPS estimates of $7.58, compared to $7.02 in the prior-year quarter.

Boston Beer Company Inc. (NYSE: SAM) (Q3) EPS estimates of 94 cents, compared to $1.75 in the prior-year quarter.

Interface Inc. (NASDAQ: TILE) (Q4) EPS estimates of 30 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Owens Corning Inc (NYSE: OC) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.03, compared to 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.


Canada

Featured Earnings

IAMGOLD Corporation (T.IMG) (Q4) EPS estimates of one cent, identical to prior-year quarter

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

EIA Petroleum Status Report (Feb. 14-20)

Leading Indicators (Jan.)

Jobless Claims (Feb. 14-20)

Balance Sheet

Money Supply

Featured Earnings

Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) (Q2) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to 40 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Edison International (NYSE: EIX) (Q4) EPS estimates of 93 cents, compared to $1.01 in the prior-year quarter.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) (Q4) EPS estimates of 96 cents, compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE) (Q1) EPS estimates of 23 cents, compared to 45 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Retail Sales (Dec.) Retail sales increased for the third consecutive month in November, rising 0.2% to $50.1 billion. Sales were up in six of 11 sub-sectors, representing 37% of total retail trade.

Featured Earnings

Hudbay Minerals Inc. (T.HBM) (Q4) EPS estimates of 24 cents, compared to nine cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (T.CM) (Q1) EPS estimates of $2.79, compared to $2.89 in the prior-year quarter

Loblaw Companies Limited (T.L) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.11, compared to 97 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Magna International Inc. (T.MG) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.55, compared to $1.31 in the prior-year quarter.

Pembina Pipeline Corporation (T.PPL) (Q4) EPS estimates of 46 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

W.P. Carey Inc. REIT (NYSE: WPC) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.13, compared to $1.22 in the prior-year quarter.

Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ: PBPB) (Q4) EPS estimates of seven cents, compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Northwest Natural Gas Company (NYSE: NWN) (Q4) EPS estimates of 97 cents, compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter.

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) (Q4) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to 21 cents in the prior-year quarter.



Canada

Economic lookahead

CPI (Jan.) The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in December, following a 2.1% increase in November. On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, inflation was up 0.2% in December.

Average Weekly Earnings (Dec.) Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $988 in November, increasing 0.6% from October. Compared with 12 months earlier, earnings were up 2.8%, with most of the gains having occurred since July 2017.

Featured Earnings

Royal Bank of Canada (T.RY) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.98, compared to $1.87 in the prior-year quarter

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (T.RBA) (Q4) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter

Enerplus Corporation (T.ERF) (Q4) EPS estimates for gain of 16 cents, compared to loss of 28 cents in the prior-year quarter