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Looking to end first half strong

Monday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

PMI Manufacturing Index (Flash) (June)

Existing Home Sales (May)

Featured Earnings

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) (Q2) EPS estimate of 69 cents, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter

Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) (Q3) EPS estimate of 29 cents, compared to 26 cents in the prior-year quarter. Earlier this month, the company announced a new franchise agreement that will bring five new drive-ins to the Raleigh-Durham market over the next five years, adding to the 23 drive-ins currently operating in the Raleigh-Durham market.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Shaw Communications Inc. (T.SJR.B) (Q3) EPS estimate of 49 cents, compared to 52 cents in the prior-year quarter

Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (T.LIM) (Q4) EPS estimate for loss of seven cents, compared to a loss of nine cents in the prior-year quarter

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)

Case-Shiller HPI (April)

New Home Sales (May)

Consumer Confidence (June) The Conference Board’s headline Consumer Confidence Index is based on consumers' perceptions of current business and employment conditions, as well as their expectations for six months hence regarding business conditions, employment, and income.

Featured Earnings

Apogee Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG) (Q1) EPS estimate of 23 cents, compared to 14 cents in the prior-year quarter

Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (Q1) EPS estimate of 94 cents, compared to 85 cents in the prior-year quarter. The drugstore chain will join next week with Greater Than AIDS, a coalition of about 200 public and private sector partners united in response to the domestic AIDS epidemic, are teaming with health departments and local AIDS service organizations across the U.S. to encourage community members to take advantage of free HIV testing.

Canada

Featured Earnings

AGF Management Limited (T.AGF.B) (Q2) EPS estimate of 18 cents, compared to 17 cents in the prior-year quarter

TIO Networks Corp. (V.TNC) (Q3) EPS estimate of one cent, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter. Early in June, the company announced that its Globex Financial Services subsidiary partnered with Southern Management, the largest privately owned property management company in the Mid-Atlantic, to provide new rent payment services that include cash, e-check, debit and credit card payments.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Durable Goods Orders (May) Durable goods orders reflect the new orders placed with domestic manufacturers for immediate and future delivery of factory hard goods.

Gross Domestic Product (Q1-final)

EIA Petroleum Status Report (June 16-20)

Corporate Profits (Q1)

PMI Services Flash (June)


Featured Earnings

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) (Q4) EPS estimate loss of 63 cents, compared to a loss of 43 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) (Q1) EPS estimate of 18 cents, compared to 17 cents in the prior-year quarter.

General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) (Q4) EPS estimate of 70 cents, compared to 53 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) (Q3) EPS estimate of $1.58, compared to $1.66 in the prior-year quarter. Early this month, the company declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 43 cents per share, relating to the third quarter of the company’s 2014 fiscal year.

Canada

Featured Earnings

EXFO Inc. (T.EXF) (Q3) EPS estimate of five cents, compared to two cents in the prior-year quarter. This week, EXFO launched Test Function Virtualization, the industry's first suite of defined offerings that focuses on test function virtualization.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Weekly jobless claims (June 16-20)

Featured Earnings

ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) (Q4) EPS estimate of 62 cents, compared to 60 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) (Q4) EPS estimate of 76 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.

Winnebago Industries Inc. (NYSE: WGO) (Q3) EPS estimate of 41 cents, compared to 27 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Empire Company Limited (T.EMP.A) (Q4) EPS estimate of $1.29, compared to $1.45 in the prior-year quarter. The Nova Scotia-based food retailers boasts over $19 billion in annual sales and approximately $12.4 billion in assets, and employs more than 124,000 people.

Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Consumer Sentiment (June) The University of Michigan's Consumer Survey Center questions 500 households each month on their financial conditions and attitudes about the economy. Consumer sentiment is directly related to the strength of consumer spending.

Featured Earnings

Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE: CMC) (Q3) EPS estimate of 31 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) (Q2) EPS estimate of 21 cents, compared to a loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter.

Finish Line Inc. (FINL) (Q1) EPS estimate of 21 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Industrial Product Price Index (May) This index declined 0.2% in April, mainly because of lower prices for primary non-ferrous metal products.

Raw Material Products Index (May) This index increased 0.1%, led by animals and animal products.