With a number of retailers and consumer goods companies reporting earnings and economic reports scheduled that range from home sales to consumer confidence, we may get a clearer picture of the economy’s health this week. The final first-quarter GDP figures will be released on Wednesday.
What follows are calendar highlights for the week. (All times are Eastern Daylight Time; forecasts by analysts/economists polled by Zacks and Bloomberg.)
Economic Reports
Monday, June 23
PMI Manufacturing Index (flash), 9:45 a.m.
Existing Home Sales, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, June 24
S&P Case-Shiller HPI, 9 a.m.
New Home Sales, 10 a.m.
Consumer Confidence, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 25
Durable goods Orders, 8:30 a.m.
Gross Domestic Product, first-quarter final figure, 8:30 a.m.
EIA Petroleum Status, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 26
Jobless Claims, 8:30 a.m.
Personal Income and Outlays, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, June 27
Consumer Sentiment, 9:55 a.m.
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Company Earnings Reports
Monday, June 23
Sonic Corp. (consensus estimate is 29 cents a share)
Tuesday, June 24
Carnival Corp. (2 cents a share)
Walgreen Co. (94 cents a share)
Wednesday, June 25
Barnes & Noble (a loss of 63 cents a share)
Bed Bath & Beyond (95 cents a share)
General Mills, Inc. (70 cents a share)
Monsanto Co. ($1.58 a share)
Thursday, June 26
Accenture Plc ($1.21 a share)
Conagra Foods (58 cents)
HB Fuller Co. (79 cents a share)
McCormick (62 cents a share)
Nike, Inc. (76 cents a share)
Best wishes,
The Money and Markets Team
