Monday
North American markets are closed for Labour Day
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Gallup U.S. Consumer Spending (Aug.)
PMI Manufacturing Index (Aug.)
ISM Mfg. Index (Aug.)
Construction Spending (July)
Featured Earnings
Conn’s Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN) (Q2) EPS estimates of 74 cents, compared to 52 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 16 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter. The company scored a coup in August when San Cristóbal Seguros, one of Argentina’s largest insurers, selected Guidewire ClaimCenter® as its new claims management system.
Pike Electric Corporation (NYSE: PIKE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 13 cents, compared to nine cents in the prior-year quarter. Pike stock peaked (if you will) to a new 52-week high this week, hitting $11.96.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ADP Employment Report (Aug.) The ADP national employment report is computed from a subset of ADP records that represent approximately 400,000 U.S. business clients and approximately 23 million U.S. employees working in all private industrial sectors.
Factory Orders (July)
Beige Book, produced roughly two weeks before the monetary policy meetings of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee.
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook. A weekly measure of comparable store sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores.
Featured Earnings
AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of eight cents, compared to a loss of 17 cents in the prior-year quarter.
H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 41 cents, compared to a loss of 40 cents in the prior-year quarter. The tax preparation concern also joined the ranks of stocks hitting 52-week highs this week, reaching $33.92.
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) (Q3) EPS estimates of 46 cents, compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter
Canada
Featured Earnings
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (T.ATD.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 43 cents, compared to 39 cents in the prior-year quarter. The convenience store chain has spent much of the month squelching rumours it was in the running for China’s Sinopec. No such pursuit is taking place, says Couche-Tard.
Dominion Diamond Corporation (T.DDC) (Q2) EPS estimates of 22 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter. In July, Dominion issued an updated mining plan for its Ekati Diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, including current estimates for anticipated annual production by pipe, with associated operating costs and capital costs.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (August 25-29)
Weekly jobless claims (August 25-29)
International Trade (July)
PMI Services Index (Aug.)
ISM Non-Mfg. Index (Aug.)
Featured Earnings
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LOCO) (Q2) EPS estimates of 17 cents, having made its debut only this year.
Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY) (Q3) EPS estimates of 86 cents, compared to $1.70 in the prior-year quarter.
Quiksilver Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) (Q3) EPS estimates of 86 cents, compared to $1.70 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Merchandise Trade (July) Canada's merchandise exports rose 1.1% in June, while imports declined 1.8%. As a result, Canada's trade surplus with the world widened from $576 million in May to $1.9 billion in June.
Featured Earnings
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (T.DSG) (Q2) EPS estimates of 22 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.
ViXS Systems Inc. (T.VXS) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of seven cents, compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter. Last month, Toronto-based announced that Sling Media Inc.'s Slingbox® M1 and SlingTV™ were based upon ViXS' XCode SoC media processor product family
Reitmans (Canada) Limited (T.RET.A) (Q2) EPS estimates of 19 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Employment Situation (Aug.)
Canada
Economic lookahead
Labour Force Survey (August) Employment rose by 42,000 in July, the result of an increase in part-time work. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%.
