Monday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Chicago PMI (Nov.)
Pending Home Sales (Oct.)
Featured Earnings
Fifth Street Finance Corp (NASDAQ: FSC) (Q3) EPS estimates of 20 cents, compared to 25 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Infoblox (NYSE: BLOX) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of 12 cents, compared to loss of 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.
uniQure NV (NASDAQ: QURE) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of 58 cents, compared to loss of 63 cents in the prior-year quarter
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Motor Vehicle Sales (Nov.)
PMI Manufacturing Index (Nov.)
ISM Mfg. Index (Nov.)
Construction Spending (Oct.)
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Ascena Retail Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNA) (Q1) EPS estimates of 29 cents, compared to 28 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Bob Evans Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 40 cents, compared to 36 cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-November, Bob Evans declared a quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share on its outstanding common stock, a 9.7% increase from 31 cents per share previously
Powell Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) (Q4) EPS estimates of 48 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Gross Domestic Product (Sept. and Q3) Statistics Canada says our economy edged up 0.1% in August, following increases of 0.4% in June and 0.3% in July.
Featured Earnings
Bank of Montreal (T.BMO) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.74, compared to $1.63 in the prior-year quarter. “The First Canadian Bank” was recognized last week as Best Bank for the Canadian Dollar by FX Week for the fifth year running.
Bank of Nova Scotia (T.BNS) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.43, compared to $1.11 in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ADP Employment Report (Nov.)
EIA Petroleum Status Report (Nov. 25-Dec. 1)
Fed Beige Book
Featured Earnings
Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of 34 cents, compared to loss of 45 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE: BF.B) (Q2) EPS estimates of $1.00, compared to 97 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Photronics Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) (Q4) EPS estimates of 18 cents, compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter. Late in November, Photronics was honoured with the 2015 “Best Mask Shop” Supplier Award from TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader.
Canada
Featured Earnings
TECSYS Inc. (T.TCS) (Q2) EPS estimates of four cents, identical to prior-year quarter.
Royal Bank of Canada (T.RY) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.65, compared to $1.59 in the prior-year quarter.
National Bank of Canada (T.NA) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.17, compared to $1.14 in the prior-year quarter.
Canadian Western Bank (T.CWB) (Q4) EPS estimates of 66 cents, compared to 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Evertz Technologies Limited (T.ET) (Q2) EPS estimates of 23 cents, compared to 19 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
Featured Earnings
Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of 31 cents, compared to gain of 12 cents in the prior-year quarter. Barnes & Noble has been caught up in the excitement over “25”, the new release from U.K. pop star Adele, which last week surpassed first-day sales of all other albums in Company history
Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of 31 cents, compared to gain of 12 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Michaels Companies Inc (NASDAQ: MIK) (Q3) EPS estimates of 36 cents, compared to 31 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (Nov. 25-Dec.1)
PMI Services Index (Nov.)
Factory Orders (Oct.)
ISM Non-Mfg. Index (Nov.)
Canada
Featured Earnings
Redknee Solutions Inc. (T.RKN) (Q4) EPS estimates of one cent, compared to loss of 11 cents in the prior-year quarter. Mid-November, Redknee announced the launch of the Redknee Connected Suite, a software platform designed to help businesses capitalize on the monetization opportunities related to the Internet of Things.
Toronto-Dominion Bank (T.TD) (Q4) EPS estimates of $1.13, compared to 98 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (T.CM) (Q4) EPS estimates of $2.34, compared to $2.24 in the prior-year quarter.
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (T.DSG) (Q3) EPS estimates of seven cents, compared to five cents in the prior-year quarter. Last week, Descartes announced that it has acquired Oz Development, Inc., a leading U.S.-based provider of application integration solutions that help small-to-medium sized businesses automate a number of logistics and supply chain processes.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Employment Situation (Nov.)
International Trade (Nov.)
Featured Earnings
Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) (Q3) EPS estimates of breakeven, compared to a loss of six cents in the prior-year quarter.
Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.30, compared to $1.28 in the prior-year quarter.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: HOV) (Q4) EPS estimates of 10 cents, compared to 20 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Labour Force Survey (Nov.) Employment increased by 44,000, or 0.2%, in October, bringing the number of people employed in Canada to over 18 million for the first time. The unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%.
Canadian international merchandise trade (Oct.) Canada's imports declined 1.3% in September while exports increased 0.7%. As a result, our merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.7 billion in August to $1.7 billion in September.
