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Markets Enjoy Shortened Week

Monday

U.S. markets are closed for Presidents Day, Canadian markets for Family Day

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

U.S. Services PMI (Feb.)

U.S. Manufacturing PMI (Feb.)

Existing Home Sales (Jan.)

Featured Earnings

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) (Q4) Reported EPS for $1.51, compared to $1.53 in the prior-year quarter.

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) (Q4) Reported EPS of $3.26, compared to $3.21 in the prior-year quarter.

Medtronic plc. (NYSE: MDT) (Q3) Reported EPS of $1.26, compared to $1.37 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Retail Trade (Dec.) Retail sales decreased 0.1% to $61.8 billion in November.

New Housing Price Index (Jan.) Nationally, prices were unchanged in December following three months of declines.

Consumer Price Index (Jan.) CPI rose 6.3% on a year-over-year basis in December, following a 6.8% increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI fell 0.1% in December.

Featured Earnings

5N Plus Inc. (T.VNP) (Q4) Reported EPS for gain of one cent, compared to loss of eight cents in the prior-year quarter.

DREAM Unlimited Corp. (T.DRM) (Q4) Reported EPS of 99 cents, compared to $2.20 in the prior-year quarter.

GFL Environmental Inc. (T.GFL) (Q4) Reported EPS of nine cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Gibson Energy Inc. (T.GEI) (Q4) Reported EPS for 40 cents, compared to 48 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

FOMC Minutes of Feb. 1 meeting

Featured Earnings

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) (Q4) Reported EPS of 48 cents, compared to $1.14 in the prior-year quarter.

TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE:TJX) (Q4) Reported EPS of 89 cents, compared to 78 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) (Q4) Reported EPS of 97 cents compared to 65 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Alamos Gold Inc. (T.AGI) (Q4) Reported EPS of nine cents compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter.

B2Gold Corp. (T.BTO) (Q4) Reported EPS of 12 cents, compared to three cents in the prior-year quarter.

CCL Industries Inc. (T.CCL.A) (Q4) Reported EPS of 84 cents, compared to 95 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Enerplus Corporation (T.ERF) (Q4) Reported EPS of 10 cents, compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (T.GIL) (Q4) Reported EPS of 69 cents, compared to 84 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Stantec Inc. (T.STN) (Q4) Reported EPS of 71 cents, compared to 68 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Initial Jobless Claims (week of Feb. 18)

GDP (Q4)

Featured Earnings

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) (Q3) Reported EPS for $1.89, compared to $2.20 in the prior-year quarter.

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) (Q2) Reported EPS for 29 cents, compared to 67 cents in the prior-year quarter.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) (Q4) Reported EPS for $2.16, compared to $2.18 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours (Dec.) The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employees" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—remained essentially unchanged in November at 7,100.

Featured Earnings

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (T.BHC) (Q4) Reported EPS for 88 cents, compared to 79 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Cascades Inc. (T.CAS) (Q4) Reported EPS for 17 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Eldorado Gold Corporation (T.ELD) (Q4) Reported EPS for gain of six cents, compared to loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter.

Jamieson Wellness Inc. (T.JWEL) (Q4) Reported EPS for 62 cents, compared to 34 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Loblaw Companies Limited (T.L) (Q4) Reported EPS for $1.71, compared to $2.01 the prior-year quarter.

Northland Power Inc. (T.NPI) (Q4) Reported EPS for gain of 43 cents, compared to 33 cents the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Consumer Spending (Jan.)

Personal Income (Jan.)

PCE Index (Jan.)

New Home Sales (Jan.)

Consumer Sentiment Index (Feb.)

Featured Earnings

Fomento Economico Mexicano (NYSE:FMX) (Q4) Reported EPS of $1.25, compared to loss of $6.16 in the prior-year quarter.

BeiGene Ltd. (NASDAQ:BGNE) (Q2) Reported EPS for loss of $4.22, compared to 22 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI) (Q4) Reported EPS for loss of 19 cents, compared to gain of five cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (T.CM) (Q1) Reported EPS for $1.74, compared to $1.39 in the prior-year quarter.

CI Financial Corp. (T.CIX) (Q4) Reported EPS for 75 cents, compared to 73 cents the prior-year quarter.

Fiera Capital Corporation (T.FSZ) (Q4) Reported EPS for 34 cents, compared to 23 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Boralex Inc. (T.BLX) (Q4) Reported EPS for gain of 38 cents, compared to loss of 44 cents the prior-year quarter.