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U.S. Jobs Numbers Roll in Next Friday

Monday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

Catalent Inc. (NYSE:CTLT) (Q4) EPS estimates of 81 cents, compared to 65 cents in the prior-year quarter.

ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) (Q4) EPS estimates of 14 cents, compared to 71 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Zoom Inc. (NASDAQ:M) (Q2) EPS estimates of 34 cents, compared to two cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Industrial Product Price Index (July) The index rose 0.4% in June, driven mainly by higher prices for energy and petroleum products.

Raw Materials Price Index (July) The index increased 7.5% last month, primarily as a result of higher prices for crude energy products.

Building Permits (July) Building permits for June hiked 6.2% to $8.1 billion in June, to a level comparable to pre-COVID levels. Overall, seven provinces reported gains for the month.

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

IHS Markit manufacturing PMI (final) (Aug.)

Institute for Supply Management Index (Aug.)

Construction spending (July)

Motor Vehicle Sales (Aug.)

Featured Earnings

At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.33 compared to 18 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Caleres (NYSE: CAL) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of $1.27, compared to a gain of 62 cents in the prior-year quarter.

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) (Q1) EPS estimates for gain of 37 cents, compared to a loss of 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic lookahead

Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (August) The index increased to 52.9 in July 2020 from 47.8 in June. The reading pointed to the first expansion in factory activity in five months and the sharpest since January last year.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

ADP employment report (Aug.)

Factory orders (July)

Fed Beige Book (2 p.m. EDT)

Featured Earnings

Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 31 cents, compared to 39 cents in the prior-year quarter.

eGain (NASDAQ: EGAN) (Q4) EPS estimates of four cents, compared to one cent in the prior-year quarter.

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 14 cents, compared to 50 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada

Featured Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX:ATD.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 51 cents, compared to 64 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Weekly jobless claims (to August 28)

Trade Deficit (July)

Productivity (Q2)

Featured Earnings

Momo Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) (Q2) EPS estimates of 33 cents, compared to 50 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) (Q4) EPS estimates of 60 cents, compared to 42 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Duluth Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: DLTH) (Q2) EPS estimates of five cents, compared to six cents in the prior-year quarter.

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWBI), (Q1) EPS estimates of 56 cents, compared to three cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB) (Q3) EPS estimates of 51 cents, compared to 64 cents in the prior-year quarter.

BRP Inc.(TSX:DOO) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 17 cents, compared to a gain of 71 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX:ET) (Q1) EPS estimates of seven cents, compared to 17 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX:LB) (Q3) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to $1.15 in the prior-year quarter.

Tecsys Inc.(TSX:TCS) (Q1) EPS estimates of three cents, compared to one cent in the prior-year quarter.

Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.B) (Q3) EPS estimates of 44 cents, compared to 60 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

Non-Farm Payrolls (Aug.)

Canada

Economic Lookahead

IVEY Purchasing Managers Index (Aug.) The index jumped to 68.2 in July, outdistancing the 58.2 reading in June and topping the 54.2 standing in July 2019.