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Monday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (Q1) EPS estimates of 59 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) (Q1) EPS estimates of 27 cents, compared to 32 cents in the prior-year quarter.


Canada

Markets closed for Victoria Day


Tuesday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) (Q1) EPS estimates of 99 cents, compared to 83 cents in the prior-year quarter $1.10 in the prior-year quarter.

Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 21 cents, compared to 27 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (NASDAQ: RRGB) (Q1) EPS estimates of 73 cents, compared to 66 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Wholesale trade (March) Wholesale sales rose for a second consecutive month in February, up 1.1% to $50.7 billion, led by motor vehicle and parts.


Featured Earnings

ATAC Resources (T.ATC) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of a penny, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter. Vancouver-based ATAC announced last month a new multiphase 2014 exploration and drilling program at its 100% owned Rackla Gold Project in east-central Yukon.

Yoho Resources Inc. (T.YO) (Q2) EPS estimates of two cents, compared to 25 cents in the prior-year quarter.



Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

EIA Petroleum Report (May 12-16)

FOMC Minutes


Featured Earnings

American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) (Q1) EPS estimates of breakeven, compared to 18 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW) (Q1) EPS estimates of 61 cents, compared to 49 cents in the prior-year quarter.



Canada

Featured Earnings

WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (T.WZR) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of a penny, identical to prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Weekly jobless claims (May 12-16)

PMI Manufacturing Index (May)

Existing Home Sales (April)

Leading Indicators (April)


Featured Earnings

Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 72 cents, compared to a loss of 16 cents in the prior-year quarter. Aeropostale is a primarily mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) (Q1) EPS estimates for 20 cents, compared to 32 cents in the prior-year quarter. Best Buy is a study in extremes. Last year they were the S&P’s biggest turnaround story, going from the worst performer in 2012 to the best in 2013. Best Buy continues their rollercoaster ride in 2014, once again performing worse than every single one of the other 499 components this year.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) Q1) EPS estimates for 88 cents, compared to 87 cents in the prior-year quarter. Last week, H-P’s board of directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.16 per share on the company's common stock.


Canada

Economic lookahead

Retail Trade (March) Retail sales rose 0.5% to $41.0 billion in February.

Employment Insurance (March) Following a decline in January, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits was little changed in February at 506,500.

Featured Earnings

Royal Bank of Canada (T.RY) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.45, compared to $1.29 in the prior-year quarter.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (T.TD) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.02, compared to 95 cents in the prior-year quarter.

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (T.ATA) (Q4) EPS estimates of 13 cents, compared to nine cents in the prior-year quarter.

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (T.CMG) (Q4) EPS estimates of 19 cents, identical to prior-year quarter. The Calgary-based company announced earlier this month that the TSX had accepted CMG's Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid

Virginia Mines Inc. (T.VGQ) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of five cents, identical to prior-year quarter. Last week, Quebec-based Virginia Mines announced positive new results from its drill campaigns carried out over the winter on its Wabamisk and Coulon properties both located in the James Bay region.

Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

New Home Sales (April)

Featured Earnings

Foot Locker Inc. (FL) Q1) EPS estimates for $1.05, compared to 91 cents in the prior-year quarter

Hibbett Sports Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB) (Q1) EPS estimates for $1.10 compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter

Canada

Economic lookahead

Consumer Price Index (April) Retail inflation rose 1.5% in the 12 months to March, following a 1.1% increase in February.

Featured Earnings

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (T.CF) (Q4) EPS estimates of 18 cents, compared to 12 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Premier Gold Mines Limited (T.PG) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of a penny compared to a loss of three cents in the prior-year quarter.

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