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Monday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Existing Home Sales (Feb.)

Featured Earnings

Concord Medical Services Holding (NYSE: CCM) (Q4) EPS estimates of 16 cents, compared to five cents in the prior-year quarter.

GeoPark Ltd (NYSE: GPRK) (Q4) EPS estimates of 11 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter. Late last month, Geopark reported record oil and gas production volume of 7.5 MMBOE in 2014 from Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Argentina.
Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Consumer Price Index (Feb.) The CPI is considered a cost-of-living measure since it is used to adjust contracts of all types that are tied to inflation.

FHFA Housing Price Index (Jan.) The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI) covers single-family housing, using data provided by the agencies known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

PMI Mfg. Index Flash (Mar.) The flash index, usually released about a week before the final, gives a preliminary reading of conditions for the current month.

New Home Sales (Feb.)

Redbook (Weekly)

Featured Earnings

EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: EPRS) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of $1.01, lower than the loss of $3.60 in the prior-year quarter. In mid-March, LifeSci Capital LLC initiated coverage of EPIRUS.

IHS (NYSE: IHS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 95 cents, compared to 86 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) (Q2) EPS estimates of 12 cents, compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter. In March, SONIC partnered with the Professional Bull Riders to become the official and exclusive quick service restaurant of the world's premier bull riding circuit and its elite Built Ford Tough Series

Canada

Featured Earnings

Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. (T.LEG) (Q4) EPS estimates of breakeven, compared to four cents in the prior-year quarter.

Argonaut Gold Inc. (T.AR) (Q4) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to one cent in the prior-year quarter.

EXFO Inc. (T.EXF) (Q2) EPS estimates of three cents, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter.


Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Durable Goods Orders (Feb.)

EIA Petroleum Status Report (Mar. 17-23)

Featured Earnings

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 14 cents, compared to gain of 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) (Q4) EPS estimates of 60 cents, compared to 47 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) (Q4) EPS estimates of 28 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.


Canada

Featured Earnings

Dollarama Inc. (T.DOL) (Q4) EPS estimates of 71 cents, compared to 59 cents in the prior-year quarter.

AGF Management Limited (T.AGF.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 14 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter. Last month, AGF Management Limited reported total fee-earning assets under management of $36.7 billion as at February 28, 2015. This represents a 1.9% increase from the month before.

ViXS Systems Inc. (T.VXS) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to a loss of 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (T.TRQ) (Q4) EPS estimates of six cents, compared to 11 cents in the prior-year quarter. Late last month, Turquoise Hill completed a share purchase agreement for its remaining stake in Mongolia-based SouthGobi Resources Ltd.

ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (T.PLI) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, identical to the prior-year quarter.

Glentel Inc. (T.GLN) (Q4) EPS estimates of 43 cents, compared to 37 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

PMI Services Flash (Mar.)

Weekly jobless claims (Mar.17-23)


Featured Earnings

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.07, compared to $1.03 in the prior-year quarter.

ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) (Q3) EPS estimates of 53 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of 11 cents, compared to loss of 35 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead


Employment Insurance (Jan.) Canadians receiving regular E.I. benefits totaled 495,300 in December, up 0.7% from the previous month. Compared with December 2013, the number of beneficiaries dropped 24,500 or 4.7%.

Featured Earnings

Magellan Aerospace Corporation (T.MAL) (Q4) EPS estimates of 30 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.


Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Gross Domestic Product (Q4 final, 2014)

Consumer Sentiment (Mar.) The University of Michigan's Consumer Survey Center questions 500 households each month on their financial conditions and attitudes about the economy.
Canada

Featured Earnings

Boyd Group Income Fund (T.BYD.UN) (Q4) EPS estimates of 46 cents, compared to 45 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (T.NUS) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, identical to the prior-year quarter. In March, Nautilus announced that the order for the cargo handling equipment to be used on the Company's production support vessel has been awarded to Italian-based Bedeschi SPA

BRP Inc. (T.DOO) (Q4) EPS estimates of 80 cents, compared to 41 cents in the prior-year quarter.