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Monday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Durable Goods Orders (June)

Featured Earnings

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) (Q2) EPS estimates of 29 cents, compared to 32 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 19 cents, compared to 78 cents in the prior-year quarter.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) (Q2) EPS estimates of 49 cents, compared to $2.00 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

TFI International (TSX:TFII) (Q2) EPS estimates of 48 cents, compared to $1.18 in the prior-year quarter.

Vermilion Energy (TSX:VET) EPS estimates for a loss of 77 cents, compared to a gain of one cent in the prior-year quarter.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT) (Q2) EPS estimates of 33 cents-, compared to a loss of 25 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Case-Shiller Home Price Index (May)

Consumer Confidence Index (July)

Featured Earnings

3M Corp. (NYSE:MMM) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.78, compared to $2.20 in the prior-year quarter.

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.03, compared to $1.13 in the prior-year quarter.

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) (Q2) EPS estimates of $2.41, compared to $1.34 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Alaris Royalty Corp. (TSX:AD) (Q2) EPS estimates of 25 cents, compared to 57 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Element Fleet Management Corp.(TSX:EFN) (Q2) EPS estimates of 16 cents, compared to 21 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Ovintiv Inc.(TSX:OVV) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 56 cents, compared to a gain of $1.40 in the prior-year quarter.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Advance Trade in Goods (June)

Pending Home Sales Index (June)

Federal Open Market Committee Announcement

EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (July 16)

Featured Earnings

Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE:YUM) (Q2) EPS estimates of 50 cents, compared to 93 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 27 cents, compared to a loss of 34 cents in the prior-year quarter.

General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 14 cents, compared to a gain of 17 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Building Permits (June) The total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities in May bounced back 20.2% to $7.4 billion, following declines of 13.4% in March and 15.4% in April.

Featured Earnings

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX:AEM) (Q2) EPS estimates of 21 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS) (Q2) EPS estimates for gain of 20 cents, compared to a loss of seven cents in the prior-year quarter.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO) (Q2) EPS estimates of 71 cents, compared to 70 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Weekly jobless claims (to July 24)

Gross Domestic Product (Q2)

Featured Earnings

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.99, compared to $2.18 in the prior-year quarter.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (Q2) EPS estimates of $8.43, compared to $14.21 in the prior-year quarter.

Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) (Q2) EPS estimates of $5.06, compared to $4.30 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Payroll, Employment and Hours (May) Following a decline of almost one million payroll jobs in March, payroll employment fell by an additional 1,830,200 (or 11.4%) in April, bringing total losses since February to 2,769,500 (or 16.3%).

Featured Earnings

Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX:FFH) (Q2) EPS estimates of $26.05, compared to $4.47 in the prior-year quarter.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 30 cents, compared to a gain of 73 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Real Matters Inc. (TSX:REAL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 19 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Personal Income (June)

Consumer Spending (June)

Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (July)

Consumer Sentiment Index (July)

Featured Earnings

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.92, compared to $1.87 in the prior-year quarter.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) (Q2) EPS estimates of 66 cents, compared to $2.83 in the prior-year quarter.

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 70 cents, compared to 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Gross Domestic Product (May) Real GDP dropped 11.6% in April, following a 7.5% decline in March, as all 20 industrial sectors decreased.

Industrial Product Price Index (June) The index rose 1.2% in May, driven mainly by higher prices for meat, fish and dairy products as well as energy and petroleum products.

Raw Materials Index (June) The index increased 16.4% in May, mainly on higher crude oil prices.

Featured Earnings

Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 93 cents, compared to a gain of 89 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Slate Office REIT (TSX:SOT.UN) (Q2) EPS estimates of 18 cents, compared to 19 cents in the prior-year quarter.

TransAlta Corporation (TSX:TA) (Q2) EPS estimates of four cents, compared breakeven in the prior-year quarter.