New Week Intro August 30, 2010
Important U.S. earnings this week:
- Monday: SWS Group (SWS), Jos. A Bank Clothiers (JOSB), Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI), Volt Information Sciences (VOL)
- Tuesday: ABM Industries (ABM), Applied Signal Technology (APSG)
- Wednesday: Brown-Forman (BF-B), Greif (GEF), Joy Global (JOYG), Oxford Industries (OXM), Martek Biosciences (MATK), Collective Brands (PSS), HJ Heinz Co. (HNZ), SAIC (SAI), Genesco Inc. (GCO), Calavo Growers (CVGW)
- Thursday: Movado Group (MOV), Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO), Esterline Technologies (ESL), Methode Electronics (MEI), Quiksilver (ZQK), H&R Block (HRB), Cascade (CASC), The Cooper Companies Inc. (COO), Blyth (BTH)
- Friday: Campbell Soup (CPB)
Important U.S. economic data:
- Monday: Personal Income and Outlays (Prior: 0.0%, Consensus: +0.3%)
- Tuesday: ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Redbook, S&P Case-Shiller HPI, Chicago PMI, Consumer Confidence (Prior: 50.4, Consensus: 51.0), State Street Investor Confidence Index, FOMC Minutes, Farm Prices
- Wednesday: Motor Vehicle Sales (Prior: 8.9M, Consensus: 8.7M), MBA Purchase Applications, Challenger Job-Cut Report, ADP Employment Report, ISM Manufacturing Index (Prior: 55.5, Consensus: 53.0), Construction Spending (Prior: 0.1%, Consensus: -0.6%), EIA Petroleum Status Report
- Thursday: Chain Store Sales, Monster Employment Index, Jobless Claims (Prior: 473.000, Consensus: 470.000), Productivity and Costs , Factory Orders, Pending Home Sales Index (Prior: -2.6%, Consensus: -1.0%), EIA Natural Gas Report, Fed Balance Sheet, Money Supply
- Friday: Employment Situation (Non.farm payrolls: Prior: -131.000, Consensus: -80.000; Unemployment rate: Prior: 9.5%, Consensus: 9.6%), ISM Non-Manufacturing Index