Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Chicago PMI (Aug.)
Featured Earnings
Adept Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ADEP) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss for eight cents, compared to loss of two cents in prior-year quarter
Bazaarvoice Inc. (NASDAQ: BV) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss for 12 cents, identical to prior-year quarter
Matrix Service Company (NASDAQ: MTRX) (Q4) EPS estimates 27 cents, compared to 28 cents in prior-year quarter. Last week, Matrix’s subsidiary was a contract to deliver light sweet crude from North Dakota to Illinois.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Kaminak Gold Corporation (T.KAM) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss for four cents, compared to loss of three cents in prior-year quarter. Kaminak reported earlier this month results from the 2015 infill drilling program at Coffee, Kaminak's flagship development track gold project located 130km south of Dawson City, Yukon.
Manitok Energy Inc. (T.MEI) (Q2) EPS estimates of two cents, compared to loss of 13 cents in prior-year quarter.
Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (T.MLN) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, identical to prior-year quarter. In July, Marlin reported encouraging assay results from the first exploration drilling campaign the company has done since 2011 at its wholly owned 118,000 hectare La Trinidad property in Sinaloa Mexico.
Energold Drilling Corp. (T.EGD) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of nine cents, compared to loss of eight cents in prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Motor Vehicle Sales (Aug.)
PMI Mfg Index (Aug.)
ISM Mfg. Index (Aug.)
Construction Spending (July)
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA) (Q2) EPS estimates of 73 cents, compared to 29 cents in prior-year quarter.
H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 41 cents, compared to loss of 40 cents in prior-year quarter.
Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE: QIHU) (Q2) EPS estimates of 50 cents, compared to 30 cents in prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Gross Domestic Product (June) Real gross domestic product fell 0.2% in May, the fifth consecutive monthly decrease. The decline in May was mostly a result of contractions in manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction as well as wholesale trade.
Featured Earnings
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (T.ATD.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 46 cents, compared to 48 cents in the prior-year quarter. The convenience store chain in early August inked a deal with a Mexican firm to re-brand over 700 of CCK's already existing Extraconvenience stores located throughout Mexico to the Circle K brand by August 2017.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ADP Employment Report (August)
Factory Orders (July)
Featured Earnings
Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.66, compared to $1.58 in the prior-year quarter. In mid-August came word that Costco faced one of the first lawsuits filed against a large retailer over the alleged use of slave labour and human trafficking in Thailand.
Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 13 cents, compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Vera Bradley Inc. (NASDAQ: VRA) (Q2) EPS estimates of 10 cents, compared to 19 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Laurentian Bank of Canada (T.LB) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.43, compared to $1.35 in the prior-year quarter.
Canadian Western Bank (T.CWB) (Q3) EPS estimates of 67 cents, compared to 70 cents in the prior-year quarter.
ViXS Systems Inc. (T.VXS) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of four cents, compared to loss of seven cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
International Trade (July)
PMI Services Index (Aug.)
EIA Petroleum Status Report (Aug.25- Sept. 1)
ISM Non-Mfg. Index (August)
Weekly jobless claims (Aug. 25- Sept.1)
Featured Earnings
Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) (Q4) EPS estimates of 42 cents, compared to 49 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY) (Q3) EPS estimates of 61 cents, compared to 80 cents in the prior-year quarter. Joy Global announced last week that its COO, Randal Baker, is leaving the mining equipment/services company Sept. 4 for other opportunities.
VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) (Q3) EPS estimates of 39 cents, compared to 29 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Canadian international merchandise trade (July) Canada's exports increased 6.3% in June while imports declined 0.6%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $3.4 billion in May to $476 million in June.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Employment Situation (Aug.)
Canada
Economic lookahead
Labour Force Survey (Aug.) Employment was little changed in July and the unemployment rate remained at 6.8% for the sixth consecutive month.
