Economic Reports and Earnings Events This Week

Economic Reports and Events This Week

Monday, August 18, 2008
1:00p.m. Aug NAHB Housing Market Index: Previous: 16.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
7:45a.m. ICSC Chain Store Sales Index For Aug 16:
8:30a.m. Jul Producer Price Index: Previous: +1.8%.
8:30a.m. Jul PPI, Ex-Food & Energy: Previous: +0.2%.
8:30a.m. Jul Housing Starts: Previous: +9.1%.
8:55a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For Aug 16:
5:00p.m. ABC/Wash Post Consumer Conf For Aug 17:

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
10:35a.m. Crude Inventories

Thursday, August 21, 2008
8:30a.m. Initial Jobless Claims For Aug 16 Week:
10:00a.m. Aug Philadelphia Fed Business Index: Previous: -16.3.
10:00a.m. Jul Conference Board Leading Indicators: Previous: -0.1%.
10:00a.m. DJ-BTMU Business Barometer For Aug 2:

Friday, August 22, 2008
There are no economic indicators scheduled for today.


Key Earnings Announcements This Week:

Monday, August 11, 2008
Before: BHP, LOW, PWRD, PRGO, TSL, YTEC
After: CNTF, SGK, XFML

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Before: CCUR, HD, MDT, MGPI (?), SOL, SKS, GASS, TGT
After: ARAY, ADI, DRYS (?), HPQ, JKHY, LZB, NVTL, OTEX, CHIP (?)

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Before: AMWD, BJ, EV, EJ, FTD (?), MENT, RGS, RTLX, ROST, STP
After: AFCE (?), BYI, CLZR, IMOS, CTRN, GYMB, HOTT, JDSU, LTD, LTON (?), LDG (?), PVH, CRM, SMTC, SYMM, SNPS

Thursday, August 14, 2008
Before: BKS, BONT, BKC, CMRG, CTR, PLCE, CYBX, DKS (?), DMRC (?), FRO, GME, GMTN (?), HNZ, HRL, KNSY, LB (?), LANC, LYTS, MPR, PDCO, SCHS, SHMR, SFL, SCVL, SIFY (?), SSI, SMRT, TECD, BKE, TTC, TWB (?), WCI (?)
After: ARO, AVNX, BEBE, BCSI, CALL (?), CPWM, DITC, FMD (?), FL, GPS, HIBB, HRAY, INTU, JMBA, LRN (?), NDSN (?), PSUN, RAE (?), SCSC (?), SHOR, VRGY, WTSLA, ZUMZ

Friday, August 15, 2008
Before: ANN, CSUN, HPOL, SKIL (?)
After: PERY (?)

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.