Monday, May 12

Economics

2:00 Monthly Budget Statement: $160.0 bln

Earnings

Before: BKUNA, BLG, JASO, MBI, PEIX, PMI, S, SPF,

After: CLWR, FLR, MDR, XFML, ZOLT

Events

SMi Group Ltd Generics, Supergenerics and Patent Strategies Conference
AFSA Finance Industry Investors Conference
AFSA Finance Industry Conference
SourceMedia CTST Conference
The Money Show - Las Vegas
Standard & Poors Money Show
Red Herring North America Conference
ThinkPanmure Venture Capital Summit


Tuesday May 13

Economics

8:30 Import Price Index (m/m): 1.6% cons.
8:30 Import Price Index (y/y0: 15.0% cons.
8:30 Advance Retail Sales: -0.1% cons.
8:30 Retail Sales less autos: 0.2% cons.
10:00 Business Inventories: 0.5% cons.

Earnings

Before: CCJ, DISH, FSRV, FOSL, HELE, HOKU, LIZ, TJX, WMT

After: AMAT, ERTS, WFMI

Events

Merrill Lynch Asia Rising Stars - An Asian Conference Week in Singapore
CLSA China Forum 2008
Bear, Stearns & Co Global Credit Conference
Credit Suisse Group Semiconductor & Hardware Conference
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Growth Stock Conference
Banc of America Securities Health Care Conference


Wednesday, May 14

Economics

7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications: 15.6% prior.
8:30 Consumer Price Index (m/m): 0.3% cons.
8:30 Core CPI (m/m): 0.2% cons.
8:30 CPI (y/y): 3.9% cons.
8:30 Core CPI (y/y): 2.4% cons.

Earnings

Before: MT, DE, DSX, FRE, M, JBX, SNE,

After: A, PETM

Events

Northern Asia Metal Mining Forum
Auerbach Grayson & Incorporated Danske Conference
Credit Suisse Group European Technology Conference
Credit Suisse Group Financials 1 on 1 Conference
Credit Suisse Group Special Situations Conference
Credit Suisse Group Broker Dealer Trading Forum


Thursday, May 15

Economics

8:30 Initial Jobless Claims: 365 k cons.
8:30 Continuing Claims: 3020 k cons.
8:30 Empire Mfg: 0.0 cons.
9:00 Net Long-term TIC Flows: $72.5 bln prior.
9:00 Total Net TIC Flows: $64.1 bln cons.
9:15 Industrial Production: -0.3% cons.
9:15 Capacity Utilization: 80.1% cons.
10:00 Philadelphia Fed: -20.0 cons.
1:00 NAHB Housing Market Index: 20 cons.

Earnings

Before: BX, FRPT, JCP, MF, PDC, RSTO, URBN, XMSR

After: BE, BMC, HPQ, JWN, TMA

Events

OECD Learning in the 21st Century Conference
RBC Capital Markets Diamond & Platinum Conference
BMO Capital Markets Agriculture and Protein Conference
D.A. Davidson & Co. Digital Media Software Summit


Friday, May 16

Economics

8:30 Housing Starts: 938 k cons.
8:30 Building Permits: 913 k cons.
10:00 U. of Michigan Confidence: 62.5 cons.
10:00 Leading Indicators: -0.1% cons.

Earnings

Before: YGE

After: ANF