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Monday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Personal Consumption Expenditures (March)

Personal Income and Spending (March)

Featured Earnings

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (Q1) EPS estimates of $10.37, compared to $9.93 in the prior-year quarter.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) (Q1) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) (Q3) EPS estimates of 23 cents, compared to $3.36 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (T.CNR) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.18, compared to $1.00 in the prior-year quarter.

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (April)

S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index (April)

Consumer Confidence

Pending Home Sales (March)

Redbook Index (Apr.16-22)

Featured Earnings

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) (Q1) EPS estimates of two cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) (Q1) EPS estimates of 90 cents, compared to 96 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.21, compared to $1.34 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

GDP (Feb.) Real gross domestic product expanded 0.3% in January, fully offsetting the declines in November and December 2018.

Industrial Product Price Index (Mar.) The index rose 0.3% in February, mainly due to higher prices for energy and petroleum products.

Raw Materials Price Index (Mar.) The index increased 4.6%, primarily due to higher prices for crude energy products.

Featured Earnings

Waste Connections Inc. (T.WCN) (Q1) EPS estimates of 60 cents, compared to 56 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Shopify Inc. (T.SHOP) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of five cents, compared to a gain of four cents in the prior-year quarter.

Encana Corporation (T.ECA) (Q1) EPS estimates of seven cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Markit Purchasing Managers Index (April)

Institute for Supply Management (April)

Construction Spending (March)

EIA Crude Stocks Change (April 17-23)

Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Statement

Total Vehicle Sales (April)

Featured Earnings

Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) (Q1) EPS estimates of 81 cents, compared to 90 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of five cents, compared to a loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter.

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) (Q1) EPS estimates of 21 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Markit Purchasing Managers Index (April) At 50.5 in March, the headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI®) was down from 52.6 in February and only slightly above the neutral 50.0 mark

Featured Earnings

Manulife Financial Corporation (T.MFC) (Q1) EPS estimates of 90 cents, compared to 96 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Constellation Software Inc. (T.CSU) (Q1) EPS estimates of $7.39, compared to $6.73 in the prior-year quarter.

Loblaw Companies Limited (T.L) (Q1) EPS estimates of 82 cents, compared to 94 cents in the prior-year quarter.

CGI Inc. (T.GIB.A) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.17, compared to $1.04 in the prior-year quarter.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (T.GIL) (Q1) EPS estimates of 15 cents, compared to 34 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Factory Orders (March)

Weekly Jobless Figures (April 20-26)

Featured Earnings

ABIOMED Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.06, compared to 80 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Weight Watchers International Inc (NASDAQ:WW) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 27 cents, compared to a gain of 31 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) (Q1) EPS estimates of 93 cents, compared to $1.41 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

BCE Inc. (T.BCE) (Q1) EPS estimates of 78 cents, compared to 80 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (T.FFH) (Q1) EPS estimates of $20.45, compared to $23.60 in the prior-year quarter.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (T.MFI) (Q1) EPS estimates of 34 cents, compared to 29 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. (T.GWO) (Q1) EPS estimates of 77 cents, compared to 74 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Non-Farm Payrolls (April)

Wholesale Inventories (Feb.)

Markit Services PMI (April)

Markit PMI Composite (April

ISM Non-Mfg. (April)

Featured Earnings

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) (Q1) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to 81 cents in the prior-year quarter.

AdvanSix Inc. (NYSE:ASIX) (Q1) EPS estimates of 39 cents, compared to 37 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:JOUT) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.86, compared to $2.15 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Imperial Oil Limited (T.IMO) (Q1) EPS estimates of 47 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.

TransCanada Corporation (T.TRP) (Q1) EPS estimates of 96 cents, compared to 98 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Fortis Inc. (T.FTS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 72 cents, compared to 69 cents in the prior-year quarter.