Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Consumer Spending (July)
Featured earnings
Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUR) (Q2) EPS estimates call for loss of eight cents, compared to a loss of seven cents in the prior-year quarter
Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) (Q2) EPS estimates of 81 cents, compared to 79 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) (Q2) EPS estimates call for loss of 12 cents, compared to a loss of nine cents in the prior-year quarter. The California-based company announced this month it has earned a $1-million milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline related to the advancement of the Phase 2/3 study of ISIS-TTRRx in patients with nerve tissue disease.
Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE: KORS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 81 cents, compared to 61 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Markets closed for Civic Holiday
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
PMI Services Index (July)
Factory Orders (June)
ISM Non-Mfg. Index (July)
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook. A weekly measure of comparable store sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores.
Featured Earnings
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) (Q2) EPS estimates of 76 cents, compared to 46 cents in the prior-year quarter. Shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland hit a new 52-week high last week, at $48.40
Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to a loss of one cent in the prior-year quarter.
Itron Inc. (ITRI) (Q2) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to 58 cents in the prior-year quarter. Itrion announced in mid-July that Utilita, a leading supplier of prepayment gas and electricity in the U.K., has signed a contract with Itron for a full suite of services in support of its customers using key prepayment electricity meters
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX) (Q2) EPS estimates of three cents, compared to 41 cents in the prior-year quarter. Shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. hit a new 52-week low late in July at $13.695
Canada
Featured Earnings
Saputo Inc. (T.SAP) (Q2) EPS estimates of 77 cents, compared to 69 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (T.RBA) (Q2) EPS estimates of 34 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter. The auction giant broke its own record last week by selling $49 million worth of equipment items and trucks at an auction in Fort Worth, Texas.
Northland Power Inc. (T.NPI) (Q2) EPS estimates of 10 cents, compared to 58 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (July 28-Aug.1)
International Trade (June)
Featured Earnings
AOL (NYSE: AOL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 30cents, compared to 39 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) (Q2) EPS estimates of 48 cents, compared to 51 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Dun and Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.36, compared to $1.53 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Merchandise Trade (June) Canada's merchandise exports advanced 3.5% and imports grew 1.6% in May. As a result, Canada's trade deficit with the world narrowed from $961 million in April to $152 million in May.
Featured Earnings
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (T.GWO) (Q2) EPS estimates of 62 cents, compared to 55 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Sun Life Financial Inc. (T.SLF) (Q2) EPS estimates of 72 cents, compared to 63 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Agrium Inc. (T.AGU) (Q2) EPS estimates of $4.07, compared to $4.94 in the prior-year quarter. Early in July, Agrium announced today that it has successfully sold off its Turf and Ornamental business to Koch Agronomic Services, LLC, an affiliate of Koch Fertilizer, LLC, for approximately $94 million.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (July 28-Aug.1)
Chicago PMI (July)
Featured Earnings
AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) (Q2) EPS estimates of 87 cents, compared to 68 cents in the prior-year quarter.
CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) (Q2) EPS estimates of 75 cents, compared to 76 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Horizon Pharma (NASDAQ: HZNP) (Q2) EPS estimates of 16 cents, compared to a loss of 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Building Permits (June) Statistics Canada reported that municipalities issued building permits worth $6.9 billion in May, up 13.8% from April.
Featured Earnings
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (T.CNQ) (Q2) EPS estimates of 99 cents, compared to 42 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Manulife Financial Corporation (T.MFC) (Q2) EPS estimates of 40 cents, compared to 31 cents in the prior-year quarter.
BCE Inc. (T.BCE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 84 cents, compared to 77 cents in the prior-year quarter. The company made headlines in July when it announced plans to privatize its Maritime arm, Bell Alliant, buying up whatever shares in Alliant that BCE does not already own.
TELUS Corporation (T.T) (Q2) EPS estimates of 58 cents, compared to 44 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Wholesale Trade (June)
Featured Earnings
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: MDRX) (Q2) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to one cent in the prior-year quarter
E W Scripps (NYSE: SSP) (Q2) EPS estimates of 11 cents, compared to five cents in the prior-year quarter
Tetra Technologies (NYSE: TTI) (Q2) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Economic lookahead
Labour Force Survey (July) Employment was fairly flat in June, with the jobless rate rising by 0.1 percentage points to 7.1%
Featured Earnings
Featured Earnings
Magna International Inc. (T.MG) (Q2) EPS estimates of $2.24, compared to $1.78 in the prior-year quarter
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (T.PPL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 26 cents compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (T.SNC) (Q2) EPS estimates of 64 cents compared to a loss of 25 cents in the prior-year quarter
