Economic and Earnings Reports This Week

Economic Reports and Events This Week

Monday, April 7, 2008
3:00p.m. Feb Consumer Credit. Expected: $6.0B. Previous: $6.9B.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
7:45a.m. ICSC Chain Store Sales Index. Previous: -0.2%.
8:55a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For Apr 5. Previous: +1.7%.
10:00a.m. Feb Pending Home Sales Index. Expected: -1.5%. Previous: Unch.
2:00p.m. FOMC Minutes.
5:00p.m. ABC/Wash Post Consumer Conf. Previous: -33.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
7:00a.m. MBA Mortgage Refinancing Index. Previous: -38.1%.
10:00a.m. Feb Wholesale Trade. Expected: +0.5%. Previous: +0.8%.
10:00a.m. Crude Inventories

Thursday, April 10, 2008
8:30a.m. Initial Jobless Claims. Expected: -17K. Previous: +38K.
8:30a.m. Feb Trade Balance. Expected: $57.0B. Previous: $58.2B.
10:00a.m. DJ-BTMU Business Barometer. Previous: +0.1%.

Friday, April 11, 2008
8:30a.m. Mar Import Prices. Expected: +2.0%. Previous: +0.2%.
10:00a.m. Mid-Apr Reuters/U Mich Sentiment Index. Previous: 69.5.



Key Earnings Announcements This Week:

Monday, April 7, 2008
Before: CHINA
After: AA

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Before: BKRS, CHTT, LAYN, MSM, QXM
After: ZZ

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Before: ACGY, CC, GBX, ISCA, MERX, MTG, PGR, SGR
After: APOG, BBBY, CBK, WDFC

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Before: CAO, FCSX, FRPT, IART, PIR, RSTO, RAD, WCG
During: CBSH
After: DNA, INTV, LNDC, NINE, RVI, PAY

Friday, April 11, 2008
Before: FAST, GE
After: PKX

Note: All economic numbers and earnings reports are in lines with those compiled by Briefing.com. Occasionally changes will occur that are made after the posting of this column. This list is not a complete list of earnings, so always double check your positions!