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U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (Oct.)
Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Index (Oct.)
Construction spending (Sept.)
Featured Earnings
Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) (Q3) EPS projected for $3.23 compared to $2.63 in the prior-year quarter.
NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ:NXPI) (Q3) EPS projected for $2.43 compared to $1.40 in the prior-year quarter.
Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) (Q3) EPS projected for $2.48 compared to $2.05 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI (October) The PMI dipped to a seasonally adjusted 57.0 in September from 57.2 in August, but not far off March’s record-setting pace of 58.5.
Featured Earnings
Cargojet Inc. (T.CJT) (Q3) EPS projected for gain of $1.25, compared to a loss of 64 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (T.CMMC) (Q3) EPS projected to 14 cents compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Gibson Energy Inc.(T.GEI) (Q3) EPS projected to 24 cents compared to 22 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Tuesday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), (Q3) EPS projected for $1.88, compared to $1.69 in the prior-year quarter.
Pfizer Inc. (NASDAQ:PFE) (Q3) EPS projected for $1.08, compared to 72 cents in the prior-year quarter.
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) (Q3) EPS projected to 55 cents, compared to $1.17 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Building Permits (Sept.) The total value of building permits in Canada decreased 2.1{1cd7dfeabecd92a256507009bf608c3bde4df96f09e82f3bc2c9d67cc3d41389} to $9.7 billion in August.
Featured Earnings
Air Canada (T.AC) (Q3) EPS projected for loss of $1.63 compared to loss of $3.31 in the prior-year quarter.
Bausch Health Companies Inc.(T.BHC) (Q3) EPS projected to $1.04 compared to 94 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Ovintiv Inc. (T.OVV) (Q3) EPS projected to $1.93 compared to $1.41 in the prior-year quarter.
Parkland Corporation (T.PKI) (Q3) EPS projected for a gain of 63 cents, compared to a loss of 38 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
ADP employment report (Oct.)
Markit services PMI (Oct.)
ISM services index (Oct.)
Factory Orders (Sept.)
Federal Reserve Statement
Featured Earnings
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) (Q4) EPS projected to $2.06, compared to $1.23 in the prior-year quarter.
CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) (Q3) EPS projected to $1.79, compared to $1.66 in the prior-year quarter.
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) (Q3) EPS projected to $31.56, compared to $12.27 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Cenovus Energy (T.CVE) (Q3) EPS projected for 44 cents, compared to 11 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Frontera Energy Corporation (T.FEC) (Q3) EPS projected for gain of 20 cents, compared to a loss of 26 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Keyera Corp. (T.KEY) (Q3) EPS projected to 42 cents, compared to 36 cents in the prior-year quarter.
U.S.
Thursday
Economic Lookahead
Jobless Claims (Oct. 29)
International trade deficit (Sept.)
Featured Earnings
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) (Q3) EPS projected to $1.52, compared to $1.32 in the prior-year quarter.
Moderna Inc.(NASDAQ:MRNA) (Q3) EPS projected for gain of $9.01, compared to a loss of 59 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) (Q3) EPS projected to $1.24, compared to $1.02 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Canadian International Merchandise Trade (Sept.) Canada’s merchandise exports increased 0.8{1cd7dfeabecd92a256507009bf608c3bde4df96f09e82f3bc2c9d67cc3d41389} in August, while imports decreased 1.4{1cd7dfeabecd92a256507009bf608c3bde4df96f09e82f3bc2c9d67cc3d41389}. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world remained in a surplus position, widening from $736 million in July to $1.9 billion in August.
Featured Earnings
BCE Inc.(T.BCE) (Q3) EPS projected to 82 cents, compared to 83 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Baytex Energy Corp.(T.BTE) (Q3) EPS projected at eight cents, compared to $1.85 in the prior-year quarter.
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (T.GOOS) (Q2) EPS projected for loss of nine cents, compared to a loss of 45 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Friday
U.S.
Economic Lookahead
Non-farm payrolls (Oct.)
Consumer credit (Sept.)
Featured Earnings
Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) (Q3) EPS projected to $2.60, compared to $3.15 in the prior-year quarter.
Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) (Q3) EPS projected to $1.06, compared to $1.08 in the prior-year quarter.
Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) (Q4) EPS projected to 87 cents compared to 76 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic Lookahead
Labour Force Survey (Oct.) Employment rose by 157,000 (+0.8{1cd7dfeabecd92a256507009bf608c3bde4df96f09e82f3bc2c9d67cc3d41389}) in September, the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9{1cd7dfeabecd92a256507009bf608c3bde4df96f09e82f3bc2c9d67cc3d41389}
IVEY PMI (Oct.) The PMI registered at 70.4 for September, up from 66 in August and 54.3 in September 2020.
Featured Earnings
Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (Q3) EPS projected to 57 cents compared to 67 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Magna International (TSX:MG) (Q3) EPS projected to 83 cents compared to $1,76 in the prior-year quarter.
Sprott Inc.(T.SII) (Q3) EPS projected to 39 cents compared to 44 cents in the prior-year quarter.