New Week Intro August 16, 2010
Important U.S. earnings this week:
- Monday: The Valspar Corporation (VAL), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Agilent Technologies (A), Lowe’s Companies (LOW), Sysco (SYY)
- Tuesday: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Analog Devices (ADI), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), The TJX Companies (TJX), The Home Depot (HD)
- Wednesday: Applied Materials (AMAT), Deere & Co. (DE), PetSmart (PETM), BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ), NetApp (NTAP), Limited Brands (LTD), Target (TGT), Synopsys (SNPS), Eaton Vance (EV)
- Thursday: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Gap (GPS), Ross Stores (ROST), Sears Holdings (SHLD), Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM), Intuit (INTU), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Dell (DELL), Staples (SPLS), Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), Nordson Corporation (NDSN), GameStop (GME), Salesforce.com (CRM), Aeropostale (ARO)
- Friday: Hormel Foods (HRL), The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM)
Important U.S. economic data:
- Monday: Empire State Manufacturing Survey, Treasury International Capital (Prior: 17.5B, Consensus: 40.0B), Housing Market Index (Prior: 14, Consensus: 15)
- Tuesday: E-Commerce Retail Sales, ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Housing Starts (Prior: 549.000, Consensus: 560.000), Producer Price Index (Prior: -0.5% , Consensus: 0.2%), Redbook, Industrial Production (Prior: 0.1%, Consensus: 0.6%)
- Wednesday: MBA Purchase Applications, EIA Petroleum Status Report
- Thursday: Jobless Claims (Prior: 484.000, Consensus: 480.000), Leading Indicators, Philadelphia Fed Survey, EIA Natural Gas Report, Fed Balance Sheet, Money Supply
- Friday: -
