Monday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Argos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ARGS) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of 94 cents, compared to loss of 77 cents in the prior-year quarter.
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of five cents, compared to gain of two cents in the prior-year quarter.
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) (Q3) EPS estimates of 42 cents, compared to 35 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (Sept.) Manufacturing sales edged down 0.2% to $52.1 billion in August, following three consecutive monthly increases.
International Transaction in Securities (Sept.) Foreign investors added $3.1 billion of Canadian securities to their holdings in August, following a $10.1 billion divestment in July. At the same time, Canadian investment in foreign securities resumed with acquisitions totaling $8.7 billion, mainly U.S. securities.
CREA Stats – MLS (Oct.) The Canadian Real Estate Association said national home sales activity declined by 2.1% from August to September.
Featured Earnings
Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (T.CAR.UN) (Q3) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to $1.06 in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Consumer Price Index (Oct.)
Industrial Production (Oct.)
Housing Market Index (Nov.)
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.32, compared to $1.15 in the prior-year quarter.
La-Z-Boy Inc. (NYSE: LZB) (Q2) EPS estimates of 41 cents, compared to 36 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) (Q3) EPS estimates of 98 cents, compared to $1.15 in the prior-year quarter. Late in October, the retailer unveiled its holiday strategy, to wow customers with a simplified shopping experience and enhanced eCommerce offering; Predicts more than 210 million visits to its mobile app over holiday season
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Housing Starts (Oct.)
EIA Petroleum Status Report (Nov. 11-17)
FOMC Minutes (2 p.m. EST)
Featured Earnings
Ctrip.com International Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTRP) (Q3) EPS estimates of 10 cents, compared to 22 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ: GMCR) (Q4) EPS estimates of 71 cents, compared to 90 cents in the prior-year quarter. Early this month, Keurig Green announced the launch of Green Mountain Coffee® Coffeehouse, a new collection of beverages featuring café-inspired cappuccinos, lattes, and macchiatos.
Lowes Cos. (NYSE: LOW) (Q3) EPS estimates of 78 cents, compared to 59 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Loblaw Companies Limited (T.L) (Q3) EPS estimates of 97 cents, compared to 90 cents in the prior-year quarter. The grocer made headlines early this month by voluntarily recalling President's Choice®Ginger Cookie Chips since the contents of some packages may be mislabeled. It's possible that the contents may pose an allergy risk for anyone allergic to peanuts or tree nuts.
Metro Inc. (T.MRU) (Q4) EPS estimates of 51 cents, compared to 44 cents in the prior-year quarter. Loblaws’ rival announced late in October plans to purchase for cancellation, on or before next September, up to 5,162,000 of its Common Shares pursuant to private agreements between Metro and several arm's-length third-party sellers.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Leading Indicators (Oct.)
Weekly jobless claims (Nov. 11-17)
Fed Balance Sheet
Featured Earnings
Amtech Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of 33 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter. In mid-November, Amtech announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, had won an order from a new customer in Taiwan, a repeat order from an existing customer in Taiwan and installed approximately 800MW of its next-generation solar diffusion systems at a leading Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) (Q3) EPS estimates of 35 cents, compared to 32 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Smucker (J.M.) Co. (NYSE: SJM) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.52, compared to $1.53 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Employment Insurance (Sept.) In August, 7,900 fewer people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits compared with July, down 1.4% to 536,800. On a year-over-year basis, the number of EI beneficiaries increased by 35,600 or 7.1%.
Wholesale Trade (Sept.) Wholesale sales edged down 0.1% to $55.3 billion in August.
Featured Earnings
Rogers Sugar Inc. (T.RSI) (Q4) EPS estimates of nine cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter. Rogers Sugar is still digesting last month’s ruling by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to continue its 1995 finding against dumped and subsidized sugar from the United States and European Union. Antidumping and countervailing duties will, therefore, would continue to be applied to imports of such sugar.
Tembec Inc. (T.TMB) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to a gain of six cents in the prior-year quarter.
RDM Corporation (T.RC) (Q4) EPS estimates of five cents, compared to three cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) (Q3) EPS estimates of 19 cents, compared to 42 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) (Q3) EPS estimates of 94 cents, compared to 83 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Sirona Dental Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRO) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.11, compared to 90 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Consumer Price Index (Oct.) Inflation rose 1.0% in the 12 months to September, after increasing 1.3% in August. On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, the CPI decreased 0.2% in September, after posting no change in August.
Retail Sales (Sept.) Retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, advancing 0.5% to $43.6 billion in August.
