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Monday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

Allied Nevada (AMEX: ANV) (Dec.) EPS estimate of one cent.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Pembina Pipeline Corporation (T.PPL) (Q4) EPS estimate of 30 cents, compared to 40 cents in the prior-year quarter. Pembina declared a common share cash dividend for February 2014 of $0.14 per share to be paid, subject to applicable law, on March 14, 2014 to shareholders of record on February 25, 2014.

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index (Nov.)

Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index (Feb.)

Featured Earnings

Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA) (Dec.) EPS estimates call for loss of 45 cents

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) (Dec.) EPS estimates call for loss of $1.51. In December, Caesars acquired the non-gaming assets of the Atlantic Club, in a bankruptcy auction

Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) (Dec.) EPS estimate of 76 cents.

Canada


Featured Earnings

Trican Well Service Ltd. (T.TCW) (Q4) EPS estimates call for loss of eight cents, compared to loss of five cents in prior-year quarter.

Bank of Montreal (T.BMO) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.55 compared to $1.52 in prior-year quarter.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (T.MDA) (Q4) EPS estimate of $1.28 compared to $1.27 in prior-year quarter. Earlier this month, MDA was awarded three contracts valued at a few million dollars. The undisclosed customers, two of whom are major international oil and gas companies, will receive space-based monitoring services from MDA's RADARSAT-2 satellite to support offshore exploration and production activities.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

New Home Sales (Jan.)

EIA Petroleum Report (Feb. 18-22)

Featured Earnings

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) (Jan.) EPS estimate of 88 cents. The clothing giant announced in January the launch of its new spring ad campaign “Making of a Star”, which spotlights a select group of rising actors and musicians who capture the essence of the brand.

Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) (Dec.) EPS estimate of eight cents.

J C Penney (NYSE: JCP) (Jan.) No projection available

Sodastream (NASDAQ: SODA) (Dec.) EPS estimate of 64 cents. Earlier this month, the soft drink maker announced a strategic agreement with Skinnygirl, the sassy, solutions based, lifestyle brand created by talk show host Bethenny Frankel

Canada

Featured Earnings

First National Financial Corporation (T.FN) (Q4) EPS estimate of 53 cents, compared to 54 cents in prior-year quarter. First National Financial Corporation announced its monthly dividend payment of $0.116667 per common share for February

Royal Bank of Canada (T.RY) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.44 compared to $1.38 in the prior-year quarter.

Aimia Inc. (T.AIM) (Q4) EPS estimates for a loss of nine compared to a gain of 48 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Durable Goods Orders (Jan.)

Weekly jobless claims (Feb. 18-22)


Featured Earnings

AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) (Dec.) EPS estimate of 81 cents.

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) (Jan.) EPS estimate of $1.62.

Marriott Vacations (NYSE: VAC) (Dec.) EPS estimate of 41 cents.


Canada

Featured Earnings

Catamaran Corporation (T.CCT) (Q4) EPS estimate of 54 cents, compared to 39 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (T.TD) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.04, compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (T.VRX) (Q4) EPS estimate of $2.05, compared to $1.22 in the prior-year quarter. Earlier this month, Valeant acquired PreCision Dermatology, Inc. for $475 million in cash.

George Weston Limited (T.WN) (Q4) EPS estimate of 94 cents, compared to $1.02 in the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Gross Domestic Product (Preliminary, Q4)

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Feb.)

Pending Home Sales (Jan.)

Featured Earnings

Berkshire-Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (Dec.)

Mitel Networks (NASDAQ: MITL) (Jan.) EPS estimate of 22 cents. Mitel merged last month with Aastra Technologies Limited. Mitel now has one of the largest global footprints in the industry and is driving consolidation in the $18-billion U.S. business communications market.

Canada

Economic lookahead

GDP (Dec.) Real gross domestic product grew 0.2% in November, up for a fifth consecutive month.


Featured earnings

Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (T.CAR.UN) (Q4) EPS estimate of 36 cents, compared to $1.73 in the prior-year quarter.

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