Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Housing Market Index (May)
Featured Earnings
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) (Q2) EPS estimates of 39 cents, compared to 72 cents in prior-year quarter.
BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 10 cents, identical to prior-year quarter.
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of 19 cents, compared to loss of 17 cents in prior-year quarter.
Canada
Markets are closed for Victoria Day
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Housing Starts (April)
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.15, compared to $1.00 in prior-year quarter.
Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE: QIHU) (Q1) EPS estimates of 34 cents, compared to 40 cents in prior-year quarter.
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) (Q1) EPS estimates of $1.03, compared to $1.13 in prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (May 11-17)
FOMC Minutes
Featured Earnings
Lowes Cos. (NYSE: LOW) (Q1) EPS estimates of 74 cents, compared to 58 cents in prior-year quarter. Lowe's Canada announced last week it has reached agreement to acquire the leases of 13 former Target Canada locations and to purchase Target's Milton, Ontario distribution centre for a total purchase price of approximately $151 million. Canadian
Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) (Q1) EPS estimates of 17 cents, compared to 18 cents in prior-year quarter.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) (Q1) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to 48 cents in prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Wholesale Trade (Mar.) Wholesale sales declined for a second consecutive month in February, decreasing 0.4% to $53.6 billion, their lowest level in six months.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Existing Home Sales (Apr.)
Leading Indicators (Apr.)
Weekly jobless claims (May 11-17)
Featured Earnings
Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 55 cents, compared to loss of 52 cents in prior-year quarter. The clothing giant has been struggling to improve dwindling sales figures, which was evident from the latest annual report where the company reported net sales of $1.838 billion as compared to the $2.090 billion it reported in the same period last year, and subsequently reported greater losses as well, amounting to a total of $206.458 million.
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) (Q1) EPS estimates of 29 cents, compared to 33 cents in prior-year quarter.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) (Q2) EPS estimates of 86 cents, compared to 88 cents in prior-year quarter. HP announced this week that it will begin selling later this month Sprout by HP through its commercial channel in the U.S. With its dual touchscreen display and HP Touch Mat, instant capture capability and remote collaboration capabilities, Sprout enables enhanced creativity and collaboration for commercial and education markets.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Employment Insurance (Mar.) The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits rose by 2.0%, or 9,900, to 509,800 in February, following five months of little change. Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of beneficiaries was down 0.7% or 3,500.
Featured Earnings
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (T.ATA) (Q4) EPS estimate of 17 cents, compared to 14 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Silvercorp Metals Inc. (T.SVM) (Q4) EPS estimate of two cents, compared to one cent in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Consumer Price Index (Apr.)
PMI Manufacturing Index – Flash (May)
Featured Earnings
Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) (Q3) EPS estimate of 51 cents, compared to 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) (Q2) EPS estimate of $1.58, compared to $2.65 in the prior-year quarter.
Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.23, compared to $1.11 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Retail sales (Mar.) Following two consecutive monthly declines, retail sales rose 1.7% in February to $42.2 billion.
Consumer Price Index (Apr.) Inflation rose 1.2% in the 12 months to March, after increasing 1.0% in February. On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, CPI increased 0.4% in March, following a 0.2% rise in February.
