Jobs Numbers Roll in Next Week
Monday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Factory orders (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
Commercial Metals Co (NYSE: CMC) (Q1) EPS of 78 cents, compared to $1.63 in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
U.S. trade deficit (Nov.)
ISM services (Dec.)
Job openings (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
RPM International Inc (NYSE: RPM) (Q2) EPS of $1.35, compared to $1.22 in the prior-year quarter.
AAR Corp (NYSE: AIR) (Q2) EPS of 82 cents, compared to 81 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG) (Q3) EPS of $1.14, compared to $1.23 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Canadian international merchandise trade (Nov.) In October, Canada’s merchandise exports increased 1.1% and imports rose 0.5%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $1.3 billion in September to $924 million in October.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
ADP Employment (Dec.)
Consumer Credit (Dec.)
Minutes of Fed’s December FOMC meeting
Featured Earnings
Jefferies Financial Group Inc (NYSE: JEF) (Q4) EPS of 85 cents, compared to 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE: ACI) (Q3) EPS of 64 cents, compared to 76 cents in the prior-year quarter.
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE: MSM) (Q1) EPS of 73 cents, compared to $1.25 in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Markets Closed in Memory of Former President Jimmy Carter
Initial jobless claims (January 2)
Wholesale inventories (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
Infosys Ltd (NYSE: INFY) (Q3) EPS of 20 cents, compared to 18 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE: STZ) (Q4) EPS of $3.34, compared to $3.19 in the prior-year quarter.
Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE: AYI) (Q1) EPS of $3.56, compared to $3.45 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Aritzia Inc. (T.ATZ) (Q3) EPS of 63 cents, compared to 21 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tilray Brands, Inc. (T.TLRY) (Q2) EPS for loss of five cents, compared to loss of 5.5 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Consumer sentiment (prelim) (Jan.)
Employment Report (Dec.)
Featured Earnings
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) (Q4) EPS of 79 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) (Q4) EPS of $1.33, compared to $1.29 in the prior-year quarter.
Blackrock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) (Q4) EPS of $11.42, compared to $9.66 in the prior-year quarter.
Economic Lookahead
Labour Force Survey (Dec.) Statistics Canada says the economy created 51,000 in November. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.8%, as more people looked for work.
Building Permits (Nov.) The total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $399.1 million (-3.1%) to $12.6 billion in October.
Featured Earnings