Good Friday Abbreviates Week

Monday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

ISM manufacturing (Feb.)

Construction spending (Feb.)

Featured Earnings

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) (Q4) Reported EPS of $1.63, compared to $1.50 in the prior-year quarter

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI (March) The index recorded 52.4 in February. That was up from 51.0 in January.

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Factory Orders (Feb.)

Job Openings (Feb.)

Featured Earnings

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (Q2) Reported EPS of $2.28, compared to $2.35 in the prior-year quarter.

MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM) (Q2) Reported EPS for $1.35, compared to $1.29 in the prior-year quarter.

DLocal Limited (NASDAQ: DLO) (Q4) Reported EPS for 11 cents, compared to eight cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Building permits (Feb.) The monthly total value of building permits in Canada decreased 4.0% in January to $9.8 billion.

Featured Earnings

NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG) (Q1) Reported EPS for loss of three cents, compared to loss of nine cents in the prior-year quarter.

UGE International Ltd. (V: UGE) (Q4) Reported EPS for loss of six cents, compared to loss of seven cents in the prior-year quarter.

Wednesday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

ADP Employment (March)

U.S. Trade Balance (Feb.)

ISM Services (March)

Featured Earnings

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Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) (Q3) Reported EPS of 64 cents, compared to 58 cents in the prior-year quarter.

The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) (Q2) Reported EPS for 29 cents, compared to 36 cents in the prior-year quarter.

The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) (Q2) Reported EPS for 98 cents, compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Canadian international merchandise trade (Feb.) In January, Canada's merchandise exports increased 4.2%, while imports were up 3.1%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the world widened from a revised $1.2 billion in December 2022 to $1.9 billion in January 2023.

Featured Earnings

The North West Company Inc. (T.NWC) (Q4) Reported EPS for 52 cents compared to 66 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Tilray Inc. (T.TLRY) (Q3) Reported EPS for loss of seven cents, compared to loss of 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Thursday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Initial Jobless Claims (week of April 1)

Featured Earnings

Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ) (Q4) Reported EPS for $1.87, compared to $2.37 in the prior-year quarter.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) (Q3) Reported EPS for 98 cents, compared to 73 cents in the prior-year quarter.

RPM International (NYSE: RPM) (Q3) Reported EPS for 30 cents, compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Economic Lookahead

Labour Force Survey (March) Employment held steady in February (+22,000; +0.1%), and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0%.

IVEY PMI (March) The index subsided to 51.6 in February from January's 60.1, and much lower than the 63.6 level in February 2022.

Featured Earnings

Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (T.RCH) (Q1) Reported EPS for 44 cents, compared to 80 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Friday

U.S.

Economic Lookahead

Non-Farm Payrolls (March)

Consumer credit (March)

Canada

Canadian Markets are closed for Good Friday