Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Purchasing Managers Services Index (April)
Institute for Supply Management Non-Mfg. Index (April)
Featured Earnings
American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.07, versus $1.34 in the prior-year quarter.
BroadSoft Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) (Q1) EPS estimates a loss of 26 cents, versus a loss of 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (Q1) EPS estimates of 12 cents, versus 13 cents in the prior-year quarter. Late last month, the Edmonton-based auctioneer sold more than $143 million Canadian of trucks and heavy equipment, making it the largest Canadian auction in Company history.
Canada
Manulife Financial Corporation (T.MFC) (Q1) EPS estimates of 39 cents, versus 32 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (T.CNQ) (Q1) EPS estimates of 80 cents, versus 37 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
International Trade (Mar.)
Featured Earnings
Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.14, versus $1.35 in the prior-year quarter. Last month, the “good-hands people” won a $3.8-million fraud judgment in Texas, a jury in the lone-star state finding that certain individuals were engaging in phoney treatments to bilk more money out of the insurance giant.
FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) (Q1) EPS estimates of 60 cents. Last week, the California-based company announced an expansion of its FireEye Mobile Threat Prevention with the introduction of the FireEye Mobile Security app.
Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) (Q1) EPS estimates of three cents, versus a breakeven reading in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Merchandise Trade (Mar.) Statistics Canada reported that our merchandise exports grew 3.6% and imports were up 2.1% in February. As a result, our trade balance with the world swung from a deficit of $337 million in January to a surplus of $290 million in February.
Featured Earnings
BCE Inc. (T.BCE) (Q1) EPS estimates of 76 cents, versus 77 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Agrium Inc. (T.AGU) (Q1) EPS estimates of four cents, versus $1.03 in the prior-year quarter. The fertilizer company blames the slow start to the spring season, which is expected to impact the timing of wholesale, and to a lesser extent retail, earnings
George Weston Limited (T.WN) (Q1)EPS estimates of 80 cents, versus 88 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Intact Financial Corporation (T.IFC) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.19, versus $1.02 in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Report (April 28-May 2)
Featured Earnings
Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.12, versus 98 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (NYSE: BUD) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.01, versus $1.16 in the prior-year quarter. The brewer of the so-called “King of Beers” completed in March its acquisition of Oriental Brewery, the leading suds maker in South Korea.
Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) (Q1) EPS estimates call for loss of 10 cents, versus breakeven in the prior-year quarter. The electric car maker last month announced a connection with Ohio-based DDR Corporation, which had placed its third Tesla Supercharger station at an outlet in New Jersey.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Building permits (Mar.) Municipalities issued building permits worth $6.1 billion in February, down 11.6% from January.
Featured Earnings
Sun Life Financial Inc. (T.SLF) (Q1) EPS estimates of 66 cents, versus 65 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Enbridge Inc. (T.ENB) (Q1) EPS estimates of 57 cents, versus 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Husky Energy Inc. (T.HSE) (Q1) EPS estimates of 61 cents, versus 56 cents in the prior-year quarter.
CI Financial Corp. (T.CIX) (Q1) EPS estimates of 43 cents, versus 35 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Franco-Nevada Corporation (T.FNV) (Q1) EPS estimates of 22 cents, versus 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (April 28- May 2)
Featured Earnings
CBS (NYSE: CBS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 75 cents, versus 73 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Clovis Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 87 cents, versus a loss of 60 cents in the prior-year quarter.
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) (Q1) EPS estimates of 43 cents, versus 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
New Housing Price Index (Mar.) StatsCan says the index rose 0.2% in February, following a 0.3% increase in January.
Featured Earnings
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (V.VRX) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.73, versus $1.30 in the prior-year quarter. Valeant grabbed headlines last month by its bid for rival Allergen, price tag: $48.30/share/.
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (T.GWO) (Q1) EPS estimates of 59 cents, versus 54 cents in the prior-year quarter. In April, Great-West Lifeco announced that its U.S. subsidiary Great-West Financial had reached an agreement to acquire the J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services large-market recordkeeping business
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (T.PPL) (Q1) EPS estimates of 35 cents, versus 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.
TELUS Corporation (T.T) (Q1) EPS estimates of 60 cents, versus 55 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Magna International Inc. (T.MG) (Q1) EPS estimates of $2.04, versus $1.59 in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Wholesale Trade (Mar.)
Featured Earnings
Alcatel-Lucent ADS (ALU) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of eight cents, versus a loss of 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Chiquita Brands International Inc. (NYSE: CQB) (Q1) EPS estimates of 14 cents, versus 18 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) Q1) EPS estimates of $1.64, versus $1.41 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Labour Force Survey (Apr.) Employment increased in this country by 43,000 in March, knocking the jobless rate down 0.1 percentage points to 6.9%.
Featured Earnings
IGM Financial Inc. (T.IGM) (Q1) EPS estimates of 80 cents, versus 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Keyera Corp. (T.KEY) (Q1) EPS estimates of 62 cents, versus 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.
