Monday, August 4 

Economics

7:30 Challenger Job Cuts YoY; 46.7% prior
8:30 Personal Income; -0.2% cons, 1.9% prior
8:30 Personal Spending; 0.4% cons, 0.8% prior
8:30 PCE Deflator (YoY); 3.8% cons, 3.1% prior
8:30 PCE Core (MoM);0.2% cons, 0.1% prior
8:30 PCE Core (YoY); 2.2% cons, 2.1% prior
10:00 Factory Orders; 0.7% cons, 0.6% prior

Earnings

Before: EYE, CHD, CTB, DISH, FNM, HUM, MDU, MCY, OWW, SIX, TM

After: APC, AXS, DVA, HMA, MWY, PBI, PFB, WBMD, WGL

Events

Marcus Evans Global Infrastruture Projects Conference
Marcus Evans Next Generation Buildings and Facilities Conference
Oppenheimer & Co. Small and Mid Cap Clinical and Regulatory Conference
SourceMedia Employee Benefits Adviser Summit
Actuate Corporation Twelfth Annual International User Conference
Marcus Evans Management for Power Plants Conference


Tuesday, August 5

Economics

10:00 ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite; 48.8 cons, 48.2 prior
14:15 U.S. Federal Reserve Open Market Committee Meeting
14:15 FOMC Rate Decision; 2.0% cons, 2.0% prior

Earnings

Before: AMSC, ADM, CZN, CMS, COV, DTG, MGM, TAP, PG, RRI, WEN, WY, WWE

After: SAM, CBOU, CHDN, CSCO, CSC, JBX, KCP, NWS.A, OKE, OKS, PZZA, PCR, PCLN, TX, VMC, WFMI

Events

SWIFT Corporate Actions, Proxy Voting, Tax Reclamation Seminar - Singapore
BMO Capital Markets Focus on Healthcare Conference
ad:tech Chicago
RBC Capital Markets 2008 Technology, Media & Communications Conference


Wednesday, August 6

Economics

7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications; -14.1% prior

Earnings

Before: AGU, LNT, BX, CNP, DF, DVN, FRE, HOC, LOJN, MMC, MYL, PNK, PLA, RL, Q, S, TWX, TWC

After: AAP, ALJ, AIG, CAR, RIO, CNO, DCP, GGB, GXP, TEG, MGA, NFS, PAA, SUN, TS, URS

Events


Thursday, August 7

Economics

8:30 Initial Jobless Claims; 420k cons, 448k prior
8:30 Continuing Claims; 3265k cons, 3282k prior 
10:00 Pending Home Sales MoM; -1.0% cons, -4.7% prior 
10:00 ICSC Chain Store Sales YoY; 4.3% prior 
15:00 Consumer Credit; $6.8 bln cons, $7.8 bln prior 

Earnings

Before: FLWS, ABH, ACMR, AES, ATK, BBI, CNQ, CAH, ED, DK, DTV, LIZ, MF, PGN, SRE, SIRI, TRMP, URBN, USM, WMG

After: NDN, ACS, CPKI, CROX, DIVX, HTZ, JSDA, SNS, YSI, INT

Events

Standard & Poors LPL National Conference


Friday, August 8

Economics

8:30 Nonfarm Productivity; 2.5% cons, 2.6% prior
8:30 Unit Labor Costs; 1.4% cons, 2.2% prior
10:00 Wholesale Inventories; 0.6% cons, 0.8% prior

Earnings

Before: CNK, XTEX, XTXI, UFS, EIX

After: LNG, XOMA

Events

SWIFT Corporate Actions, Proxy Voting, Tax Reclamation Seminar - Hong Kong