Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Retail sales (Mar.)
Business Inventories (Feb.)
Featured earnings
Citigroup (NYSE:C) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.18, compared to $1.29 in the prior-year quarter.
Pep Boys, Manny Moe and Jack (NYSE: PBY) (Q4) EPS estimate of six cents, compared to a loss of five cents in the prior-year quarter. Last fall, Pep Boys was cited by Equities.com as one of the up-and-comers in the fast-growing U.S. auto parts sector, given that when the economy goes south, car owners tend to hang onto their wheels a bit longer and need spare parts.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. (T.XSR) (Q2) EPS estimate of 41 cents, compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter. This company is “moving out” with new channels and options, as evidenced by the Billy Joel Channel being offered through June, featuring the works of the “Lord of 52nd Street”
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (T.PTM) (Q2) EPS estimate of breakeven, identical to prior-year quarter. Last month, Platinum heralded new drill intercepts on its gold, platinum and palladium mines in South Africa.
Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (T.ADV) (Q1) EPS estimate of a loss of four cents, compared to a loss of five cents in the prior-year quarter. Earlier this month, Alderon commenced preliminary work for the Pointe-Noire Terminal facility at the Port of Sept-Îles, Quebec. This is the product handling facility for the Kami Iron Ore Project with mining and processing facilities located in western Labrador.
Tuesday
Economic lookahead
Consumer Price Index (Mar.)
Housing Market Index (Apr.)
Featured Earnings
Infosys Limited (NYSE: INFY) (Q4) EPS estimate of 80 cents, compared to 78 cents in the prior-year quarter
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) (Q1) EPS estimate of 44 cents, compared to 46 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) (Q1) EPS estimate of 37 cents, compared to 40 cents in the prior-year quarter. The company known as “Mr. Chips” announced last week it was changing its financial reporting structure, reporting on six different groups, most notably its PC Client Group and Data Centre Group.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.48, compared to $1.44 in the prior-year quarter. The health-care giant announced early this month it has entered a multi-year agreement to become the Official Health-care Partner of the USO.
Canada
Economic lookahead
CREA stats (Mar.) The Canadian Real Estate Association revealed that national home sales edged up 0.3% from January to February. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity stood 1.9% above February 2013 levels.
Monthly manufacturing survey (Feb.) Statistics Canada reported last month at this time that manufacturing sales rose 1.5% to $50.4 billion in January, the largest gain since February 2013.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (April 7-11)
Housing Market Index (Mar.)
Industrial Production (Mar.)
Fed Beige Book
Featured Earnings
American Express (NYSE: AXP) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.30, compared to $1.15 in the prior-year quarter
Bank of American (NYSE: BAC) (Q1) EPS estimate of 21 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (Q1) EPS estimate of $5.41, compared to $10.00 in the prior-year quarter
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) (Q1) EPS estimate of $2.54, compared to $3.00 in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Transactions in Securities (Feb.) Canadian investors added $2.3 billion of foreign securities to their holdings in January, a fourth straight month of increases – while foreign investors acquired $1.1 billion of Canadian securities, led by equities.
Bank rate announcement. The Bank of Canada has kept its benchmark lending rate at 1% for three-and-a-half years.
Featured Earnings
Metro Inc. (T.MRU) (Q2) EPS estimate of $1.05, compared to $1.02 in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (April 7-11)
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
Featured Earnings
DuPont (NYSE: DD) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.61, compared to $1.51 in the prior-year quarter.
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) (Q1) EPS estimates call for the stock to breakeven, compared to a loss of 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.17, compared to $1.29 in the prior-year quarter.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 61 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Consumer Price Index (Mar.) Consumer prices rose 1.1% in the 12 months to February, following a 1.5% increase in January.
Employment Insurance (Feb.) In January, 502,500 people received regular EI benefits, down 9,900, or 1.9%, from the previous month.
Featured Earnings
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (T.PNC.A) (Q2) EPS estimates a loss of 25 cents, compared to a loss of 21 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Markets closed for Good Friday
Canada
Markets closed for Good Friday
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