Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
PMI Manufacturing Index (Jan.) This index is based on monthly questionnaire surveys of selected companies which provide an advance indication of what is really happening in the private sector economy.
ISM Mfg. Index (Jan.) This is a diffusion index calculated from five of the 11 sub-components of a monthly survey of purchasing managers at roughly 300 manufacturing firms nationwide.
Construction Spending (Dec.) This is the dollar value of new construction activity on residential, non-residential, and public projects.
Featured Earnings
Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) (Q4) EPS estimates of 15 cents, compared to $1.22 in the prior-year quarter. The company said this week that it will restructure its Bloom Lake iron ore mine in Quebec, since the business has stopped generating revenue and can longer meet its obligations
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.33, compared to $1.91 in the prior-year quarter.
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) (Q4) EPS estimates of 51 cents, compared to 53 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY) (Q2) EPS estimates of 41 cents, compared to 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Imperial Oil Limited (T.IMO) (Q4) EPS estimates of 79 cents, compared to $1.15 in the prior-year quarter.
Goldrock Mines Corp. (T.GRM) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, compared to loss of two cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Factory Orders (Dec.) Factory orders represent the dollar level of new orders for both durable and nondurable goods.
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.30, compared to $1.40 in the prior-year quarter.
BP (NYSE: BP) (Q4) EPS estimates of 94 cents, compared to 90 cents in the prior-year quarter. Back in October, BP announced that it plans to cut its initial 2015 budget of $24 billion - $26 billion by $1-2 billion.
United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.25, identical to prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
WestJet Airlines Ltd. (T.WJA) (Q4) EPS estimates of 72 cents, compared to 52 cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-January, the carrier announced two new destinations - Houston, Texas and Gander, Newfoundland - as part of the 2015 summer schedule release. The airline adds a total of nine new routes and increased frequency on 15 established routes.
TMX Group Limited (T.X) (Q4) EPS estimates of 96 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ADP Employment Report (Jan.)
EIA Petroleum Status Report (Jan. 25-Feb. 1)
ISM Non-Mfg. Index (Jan.)
Featured Earnings
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH) (Q4) EPS estimates of 59 cents, compared to 54 cents in prior-year quarter.
FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.00, compared to $1.05 in prior-year quarter.
General Motors (NYSE: GM) EPS estimates of 84 cents, compared to 67 cents in prior-year quarter. GM’s sales are expected to rise 19.5% over the 12 months leading up to January to 205,000. Its market share, at 18%, will continue to be well below the 25% it had several years before its bankruptcy
Canada
Featured Earnings
Suncor Energy Inc. (T.SU) (Q4) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to 66 cents in the prior-year quarter. Suncor Chief Financial Officer Alister Cowan made headlines in late January by saying the company has no plans to delay its largest long-term projects, convinced that crude oil prices will bounce back to $90-$100/bbl within the next three to four years.
Intact Financial Corporation (T.IFC) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.50, compared to $1.05 in the prior-year quarter.
Gildan Activewear Inc. (T.GIL) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 30 cents, compared to a gain of 35 cents in the prior-year quarter.
MEG Energy Corp. (T.MEG) (Q4) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to a loss of 15 cents in the prior-year quarter. Late in 2014, MEG announced a reduction to its 2015 capital program to $305 million from the original $1.2-billion budget.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
International Trade (Dec.)
Weekly jobless claims (Jan. 25-Feb. 1)
Featured Earnings
Astrazeneca Plc (NYSE: AZN) (Q1) EPS estimates of 84 cents, compared to $1.23 in the prior-year quarter.
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.08, compared to $1.10 in the prior-year quarter.
News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) (Q2) EPS estimates of 25 cents, compared to 31 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Sierra Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: SWIR) (Q4) EPS estimates of 19 cents, compared to five cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
BCE Inc. (T.BCE) (Q4) EPS estimates of 71 cents, compared to 70 cents in the prior-year quarter. Late in January, Bell Let’s Talk day activities resulted in a $1-million donation to a new mental health facility at Vancouver General Hospital.
Saputo Inc. (T.SAP) (Q3) EPS estimates of 41 cents, compared to 37 cents in the prior-year quarter.
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Employment Situation (Jan.)
Featured Earnings
Aarons Inc. (NYSE: AAN) (Q4) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Alcatel-Lucent ADS (NYSE: ALU) (Q4) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter.
Madison Square Garden (NASDAQ: MSG) (Q2) EPS estimates of 72 cents, compared to 77 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Industrial Product Price Index (Dec.) This index decreased 0.4% in November, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products.
Raw Materials Price Index (Dec.) This index declined 5.8% in November, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products.
Labour Force Survey (Jan.) Employment in December was virtually unchanged (-4,300), as gains in full-time work were offset by losses in part time. The unemployment rate remained at 6.6%.
Featured Earnings
Fortis Inc. (T.FTS) (Q4) EPS estimates of 49 cents, compared to 48 cents in the prior-year quarter.
ARC Resources Ltd. (T.ARX) (Q4) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter.
Emera Incorporated (T.EMA) (Q4) EPS estimates of 49 cents, compared to 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (T.BEP.UN) (Q4) EPS estimates of 14 cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter.
