Economic Reports and Earnings Events This Week

Economic Reports and Events This Week

Monday, July 7, 2008
10:00a.m. Jun Conference Board Employment Trends Index Jul 7: Previous: -0.5%.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
7:45a.m. ICSC Chain Store Sales Index For Jul 5: Previous: +0.1%.
8:55a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For Jul 5: Previous: -0.6%.
10:00a.m. May Wholesale Trade: Previous: +1.3%.
10:00a.m. May Pending Home Sales Index: Expected: -2.8%. Previous: +6.3%.
3:00p.m. May Consumer Credit: Expected: +$7B. Previous: +$8.9B.
5:00p.m. ABC/Wash Post Consumer Conf For Jul 6: Previous: 43.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
10:30a.m. Crude Inventories

Thursday, July 10, 2008
8:30a.m. Initial Jobless Claims For Jul 5 Week: Expected: +6K. Previous: +16K.
10:00a.m. DJ-BTMU Business Barometer For Jun 21: Previous: -0.3%.

Friday, July 11, 2008
8:30a.m. May Trade Balance: Expected: $62.7B. Previous: $60.90B.
8:30a.m. Jun Import Prices: Expected: +2%. Previous: +2.3%.
10:00a.m. Mid-Jul Reuters/U Mich Sentiment Index: Expected: 55.0. Previous: 56.7.
2:00p.m. Jun Federal Budget:


Key Earnings Announcements This Week:

Monday, July 7, 2008
Before: -
After: -

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Before: GBX, HELE, PBG
During: CBSH (?)
After: AA, PRXI. ZZ

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Before: ACGY, FLOW, ISCA, NUHC, WWW
After: AIR, INTV, RECN (?), RT, SGR

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Before: CHTT, EMMS, FCSX, HITK (?), MAR, PGR, TXI (?)
After: CAMP, INFY, LWSN, SYMM (?)

Friday, July 11, 2008
Before: FAST, GE (?), COL
After: -

Note: All economic numbers and earnings reports are in line with those compiled by Briefing.com. Occasionally changes will occur that are made after the posting of this column and some companies have not confirmed their time, so always double check when taking positions overnight during earnings season! (?) = Not yet confirmed at the time the list was compiled.