Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Housing Market Index (Aug.)
Featured earnings
Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) (Q2) EPS estimates of 31 cents, compared to 35 cents in the prior-year quarter.
JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 72 cents, compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter. The Shanghai-based company opened a new solar module plant in Cape Town, South Africa this week.
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) (Q2) EPS estimates of 49 cents, compared to 51 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Securities Transactions (June) Foreign investors acquired $21.4 billion of Canadian securities in May, mainly government bonds. Canadian investors added $2.0 billion of foreign securities to their holdings in the month, largely non-U.S. instruments.
Featured earnings
Argonaut Gold Inc. (T.AR) (Q2) EPS estimates of two cents, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter.
MAG Silver Corp. (T.MAG) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of three cents, compared to a loss of one cent in the prior-year quarter. Last month, MAG announced promising new assay results from its Salamandra property in Mexico.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Consumer Price Index (July)
Housing Starts (July)
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook. A weekly measure of comparable store sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores.
Featured Earnings
Elizabeth Arden Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 29 cents, compared to gain of 10 cents in the prior-year quarter. On August 7, shares of Elizabeth Arden Inc. hit a new 52-week low, currently trading at $20.14.
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.45, compared to $1.24 in the prior-year quarter. Home Depot shares surged 2.4%, on August 8 to $82.43, making it the biggest gainer of all Dow Jones stocks.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) (Q2) EPS estimates of 21 cents, compared to 18 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Premier Gold Mines Limited (T.PG) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, compared to a loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter. The Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Premier announced early in August it signed a deal with Newmont Mining Corporation to consolidate a 100% interest in the Cove-McCoy Gold Properties located along the Eureka-Battle Mountain Trend in Nevada.
Orezone Gold Corporation (T.ORE) Q2) EPS estimates for loss of two cents, compared to a loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (August 11-15)
FOMC Minutes (2 p.m. ET)
Featured Earnings
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) (Q2) EPS estimates of 89 cents compared to 86 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Lowes Cos. (NYSE: LOW) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.02 compared to 88 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Target Corp. (TGT) (Q2) EPS estimates of 78 cents compared to $1.19 in the prior-year quarter.
Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 12 cents compared to 17 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Wholesale Trade (June) Wholesale sales rose 2.2% to $52.6 billion in May, a second consecutive increase.
Featured Earnings
Petromanas Energy Inc. (T.PMI) (Q2) EPS estimates of breakeven, comparable with the prior-year quarter.
Arcan Resources Ltd. (T.ARN) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of two cents compared to a gain of one cent in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (August 11-15)
PMI Manufacturing Flash Index (Aug.) The index is based on monthly questionnaire surveys of selected companies which provide an advance indication of what is really happening in the private sector economy by tracking changes in variables such as output, new orders, stock levels, employment and prices across the manufacturing sectors.
Existing Home Sales (July)
Leading Indicators (July) A composite index of 10 economic indicators that should lead overall economic activity.
Featured Earnings
Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 58 cents compared to a loss of 34 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) (Q2) EPS estimates of 64 cents compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter. Dollar Tree gobbled up rival Family Dollar stores, an acquisition grinding its way toward approval.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 69 cents compared to 64 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE: HRL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 49 cents compared to 42 cents in the prior-year quarter. Hormel announced this week the closing of its acquisition of CytoSport Holdings, Inc., the maker of Muscle Milk products.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Employment Insurance (June) In May, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits fell by 12,100 or 2.3%, after a year of little change
Featured Earnings
Niko Resources Ltd. (T.NKO) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 18 cents, compared to a loss of 84 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Marquee Energy Ltd. (T.MQL) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter.
Candente Copper Corp. (T.DNT) (Q2) EPS estimates of breakeven, comparable with the prior-year quarter
Friday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
ANN Inc (NYSE: ANN) (Q2) EPS estimates of 71 cents, compared to 76 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 54 cents, compared to 46 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Retail Sales (June) Retail sales rose 0.7% to $42.0 billion in May.
Consumer Price Index (July) Inflation rose 2.4% in the 12 months to June, following a 2.3% increase in May. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, CPI increased 0.3% in June, after rising 0.2% in May.
Featured Earnings
Royal Bank of Canada (T.RY) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.55, comparable with $1.46 in the prior-year quarter. The investment arm of Canada’s biggest bank announced early this month the launch of a European Dividend Fund, now available to Canadian investors and agents.
Raging River Exploration Inc. (T.RRX) (Q2) EPS estimates of 13 cents, comparable with six cents in the prior-year quarter.
Asanko Gold Inc. (T.AKG) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, comparable with a loss of two cents in the prior-year quarter
Macro Enterprises Inc. (T.MCR) (Q2) EPS estimates of three cents, comparable with 18 cents in the prior-year quarter.
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