Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
PMI Services Flash (Aug)
New Home Sales (July)
Featured earnings
Adept Technology (NASDAQ: ADEP) (Q4) EPS estimate of two cents, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter. Adept develops intelligent robotics and advanced control systems.
Immunomedics Inc. (NASDAQ: IMMU) (Q4) EPS estimate for loss of 13 cents, compared to loss of nine cents in the prior-year quarter.
Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE: QIHU) (Q2) EPS estimate of 33 cents, compared to 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured earnings
Petromanas Energy Inc. (T.PMI) (Q2) EPS estimate of breakeven, identical to prior-year quarter.
Manitok Energy Inc. (T.MEI) (Q2) EPS estimate of two cents, compared to six cents in the prior-year quarter. Manitok announced a shakeup in its board this month, adding Dennis L. Nerland Keith MacLeod while Robert J. Dales did not seek re-election as a director of the Corporation at the Shareholders Meeting.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Durable Goods Orders (July)
S&P Case Shiller Housing Price Index (June) The index tracks monthly changes in the value of residential real estate in 20 metropolitan regions across the U.S.
Consumer Confidence (Aug.) The 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.
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook. A weekly measure of comparable store sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores.
Featured Earnings
Aruba Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) (Q4) EPS estimate of six cents, compared to a loss of three cents in the prior-year quarter. Aruba successfully designed, deployed and operated a secure wireless LAN for the Black Hat USA 2014 Conference held in Las Vegas earlier this month, protecting thousands of attendees’ laptops and mobile devices from dozens of pervasive and new security threats.
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) (Q2) EPS estimate of 31 cents, compared to 32 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ: SWHC) (Q1) EPS estimates of 25 cents, compared to 40 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Bank of Montreal (T.BMO) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.65, compared to $1.68 in the prior-year quarter.
National Bank of Canada (T.NA) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.10, compared to $1.11 in the prior-year quarter.
WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (T.WZR) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of a penny, identical to the prior-year quarter. Last week, Zagros said it would launch a quarter-billion-dollar equity rights offering, and a separate debt financing arrangement of $200 million U.S. from its largest shareholder, Crest Energy International.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (August 18-22)
Featured Earnings
Bally Technologies Inc (NYSE: BYI) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.23, compared to 95 cents in the prior-year quarter. This month, Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut chose Bally as its mobile provider.
Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE: BF.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 73 cents, compared to 66 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) (Q2) EPS estimates of 86 cents, compared to 83 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Bank of Nova Scotia (T.BNS) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.41, compared to $1.32 in the prior-year quarter.
Pan Orient Energy Corp. (T.POE) (Q2) EPS estimates of two cents, compared to three cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Gross Domestic Product (Q2-preliminary) GDP represents the total value of the country's production during the period and consists of the purchases of domestically-produced goods and services by individuals, businesses, foreigners and government entities.
Weekly jobless claims (August 18-22)
Pending Home Sales Index (July)
Featured Earnings
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) (Q2) EPS estimates of 10 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Coty (NYSE: COTY) (Q4) EPS estimates of 10 cents, compared to a loss of five cents in the prior-year quarter.
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) (Q2) EPS estimates of 83 cents, compared to 77 cents in the prior-year quarter. Dollar General, of course, raised eyebrows this week with its muscular bid for rival Family Dollar stores, for $78.50 a share.
OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) (Q1) EPS estimates of 37 cents, compared to 42 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Toronto-Dominion Bank (T.TD) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.10, compared to 83 cents in the prior-year quarter. TD’s American arm announced this month its mobile cheque deposit for Android and iPhone devices.
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (T.CM) (Q3) EPS estimates of $2.21, compared to $2.29 in the prior-year quarter.
Laurentian Bank of Canada (T.LB) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.41, compared to $1.31 in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Chicago PMI (Aug.)
Personal Income and Outlays (July)
Canada
Economic lookahead
Industrial Product Price Index (July) Statistics Canada says this index edged down 0.1% in June, mainly because of lower prices for motorized and recreational vehicles.
Raw Materials Price Index (July) This index rose 1.1%, largely as a result of higher prices for crude energy products.
GDP (June) Real gross domestic product rose 0.4% in May, a fifth consecutive monthly increase.
