Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Industrial Production (Nov.) The Federal Reserve's monthly index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates cover manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities
Housing Market Index (Dec.)
Featured Earnings
VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) (Q4) EPS estimates of 31 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
CREA Stats (Nov.) The Canadian Real Estate Association said national home sales rose 0.7% in October. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity stood 7% above October 2013 levels.
Featured Earnings
Enghouse Systems Limited (T.ESL) (Q4) EPS estimates of 33 cents, compared to 36 cents in the prior-year quarter. Enghouse this fall acquired Voxtron NV for a purchase price of approximately $9.4 million. The Belgian-based Voxtron is a provider of multi-channel contact center and dispatch solutions for businesses of all sizes
Cortex Business Solutions Inc. (T.CBX) (Q1) EPS estimates of breakeven, compared to loss of a penny in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook (Weekly)
Housing Starts (Nov.)
PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (Dec.) Firms provide an advance indication of what is really happening in the private sector economy based on variables such as output, new orders, stock levels, employment and prices across the manufacturing sectors.
Featured Earnings
Applied DNA Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: APDN) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of 18 cents, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter. This month, Applied signed up a fourth U.S. government agency on the use of its SigNature DNA anti-counterfeiting technology, a contract worth around $250,000 U.S.
FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) EPS estimates for loss of three cents, compared to a loss of five cents in the prior-year quarter. FuelCell this week announced it will install a new power generation facility for UIL Holdings Corporation for its gas pipeline application. The power generation source will be the new 3.4-megawatt Direct FuelCell Energy Recovery generator, which will be operational by the end of 2015.
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) (Q2) EPS estimates of 27 cents, compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.
HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI) (Q4) EPS estimates of 44 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter. This week, Heico reported that two of its subsidiaries supplied High-Reliability electronic products for NASA's Orion program.
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Transactions in Securities (Oct.) Statistics Canada said Canadian added $8.6 billion worth of foreign securities to their holdings in September. Meanwhile, foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed to $4.4 billion and mainly focused on instruments from the private corporate sector.
Manufacturing Sales (Oct.) Manufacturing sales increased 2.1% in September to $53.0 billion, the eighth gain in nine months.
Featured Earnings
BSM Technologies Inc. (T.GPS) (Q4) EPS estimates of breakeven, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (Dec.8-14)
Consumer Price Index (Nov.)
FOMC Meeting Announcement
Featured Earnings
Apogee Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG) (Q3) EPS estimates of 48 cents, compared to 33 cents the prior-year quarter.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) (Q1) EPS estimates of $2.18, compared to $1.57 in the prior-year quarter.
General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 76 cents, compared to 63 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Wholesale Trade (Oct.) Wholesale sales rose 1.8% to $54.0 billion in September.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (Dec.8-14)
PMI Services Flash (Dec.)
Leading Indicators (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: AG) (Q2) EPS estimates of 61 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Nike Inc. (NKE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 69 cents, compared to 59 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Pier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE: PIR) (Q3) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Employment Insurance (Oct.) StatsCan said the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in September was 494,400, little changed from the previous month.
Featured Earnings
01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (T.ONE) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, identical to the prior-year quarter. This past fall, 01 reached an agreement with Citrix Systems to withdraw their claims against each other with respect to Citrix's GoToMeeting product and 01 Communique's I'm InTouch Meeting product.
Friday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
CarMax Inc. (KMX) (Q3) EPS estimates of 54 cents, compared to 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) (Q1) EPS estimates of 46 cents, compared to 43 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Finish Line Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) (Q3) EPS estimates of two cents, compared to six cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Retail sales (Oct.) Retail sales rose 0.8% in September to $42.8 billion, largely as a result of higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers.
Consumer Price Index (Nov.) Inflation rose 2.4% in the 12 months to October, following a 2.0% increase in September.
Featured Earnings
BlackBerry Limited (T.BB) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to a loss of 67 cents in the prior-year quarter. This week, the company once known as Research In Motion announced a hookup with NantHealth, to produce the first secure clinical genome browser that gives doctors unprecedented access to patients' genetic data on the BlackBerry® Passport smartphone.
