Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Motor Vehicle Sales (Dec.)
Canada
Featured Earnings
Guyana Goldfields Inc. (T.GUY) (Q1) EPS estimate calls for loss of two cents, compared with a loss of four cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook (Weekly)
Purchasing Managers' Index Services Index (Dec.) This index is based on monthly questionnaire surveys collected from over 400 U.S. companies which provide a leading indication of what is happening in the private sector services economy.
Factory Orders (Nov.)
ISM Non-Mfg. Index (Dec.)
Featured Earnings
Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE: CMC) (Q1) EPS estimate of 25 cents, compared with 27 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) (Q1) EPS estimate of 92 cents, compared with 77 cents in the prior-year quarter. Micron is among those stocks pegged to hit the $50 U.S. mark from its current perch of around $32 U.S.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Industrial Product Price Index (Nov.) The IPPI decreased 0.5% in October, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products.
Raw Materials Price Index (Nov.) This index declined 4.3% in October, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (Dec.28-Jan.4)
ADP Employment Report (Dec.) An index 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.
International Trade (Nov.)
FOMC Minutes
Featured Earnings
Greif Inc. (NYSE: GEF) (Q4) EPS estimate of 77 cents, compared with 76 cents in the prior-year quarter. For Q4 2014, Greif expects to report net sales of $1,082 million, and operating profit of $93 million U.S.
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) EPS estimate of 34 cents, compared with 67 cents in the prior-year quarter. In early December, Monsanto declared a quarterly dividend of 49 cents, in line with previous quarters.
Canada
Economic lookahead
International Merchandise Trade (Nov.) Canada's merchandise imports increased 0.5% to $44.8 billion in October. Exports edged up 0.1% to $44.9 billion. As a result, Canada's trade surplus with the world narrowed from $307 million in September to $99 million in October.
Featured Earnings
EXFO Inc. (T.EXF) (Q1) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to two cents in the prior-year quarter. In early December, EXFO announced the release of iCERT on its OTDR-based software. Available for singlemode and multimode fiber testing, the iCERT pre-defined test configurations provide quick access to the latest industry pass/fail thresholds
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (Dec.28-Jan.4)
Featured Earnings
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.19, compared to $1.12 in the prior-year quarter.
Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.13, compared to $1.10 in the prior-year quarter.
PriceSmart Inc (NASDAQ: PSMT) (Q1) EPS estimates of 73 cents, compared to 71 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
New Housing Price Index (Nov.) This index rose 0.1% in September, following a 0.3% increase in August.
Featured Earnings
Jean Coutu Group Inc. (T.PJC.A) (Q3) EPS estimates of 32 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter. For the second straight year, the prestigious Hygie prize for excellence among pharmacists in addition to his involvement in the community was awarded in early December, to a pharmacist of the Jean Coutu network.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Employment Situation (Dec.)
Featured Earnings
Acuity Brands Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.16 compared to 96 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Building Permits (Nov.) StatsCan says the total value of building permits was $7.5 billion in October, edging up 0.7% from September.
Labour Force Survey (Dec.) After two straight months of large gains, Canada's economy lost more than 10,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate inched up to 6.6%
Featured Earnings
COM DEV International Ltd. (T.CDV) (Q4) EPS estimates of six cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-December, COM DEV signed an agreement to acquire 100% of MESL Microwave Ltd. for £12.8 million.
