New Week Intro September 27, 2010
Important U.S. earnings this week:
- Monday: Paychex (PAYX), Thor Industries (THO), Zale (ZLC), Jabil Circuit (JBL), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM)
- Tuesday: Walgreen (WAG), Standard Microsystems (SMSC)
- Wednesday: SYNNEX (SNX), Worthington Industries (WOR), Actuant (ATU), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), American Greetings (AM), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX)
- Thursday: AZZ (AZZ), Christopher & Banks Corporation (CBK), McCormick & Co. (MKC), MSCI (MSCI)
- Friday: –
Important U.S. economic data:
- Monday: Chicago Fed National Activity Index
- Tuesday: ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Redbook, S&P Case-Shiller HPI (Prior: 0.28%, Consensus: -0.05%), Consumer Confidence (Prior: 53.5, Consensus: 52), State Street Investor Confidence Index
- Wednesday: MBA Purchase Applications, EIA Petroleum Status Report
- Thursday: GDP (Prior: 1.6%, Consensus: 1.6%), Jobless Claims (Prior: 465.000, Consensus: 459.000), Corporate Profits, Chicago PMI (Prior: 56.7, Consensus: 56), EIA Natural Gas Report, Fed Balance Sheet, Money Supply
- Friday: Motor Vehicle Sales (Prior: 8.3 M, Consensus: 8.6 M), Personal Income and Outlays (Personal Income – Prior: 0.2%, Consensus: 0.3%; Consumer Spending (Prior: 0.4%, Consensus: 0.4%), Consumer Sentiment (Prior: 66.6, Consensus: 67), ISM Manufacturing Index (Prior: 56.3, Consensus: 54.5), Construction Spending (Prior: -1.0%, Consensus: -0.4%)