EARNINGS RELEASES
Monday: Aguas de Barcelona, Allbecon AG, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Goldcorp, HickoryTech, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, PrePaid Legal, Progressive Gaming International, United Surgical Partners International Inc.
Tuesday: Abgenix, Allied Irish Banks, AmSurg, Arrow Electronics Inc., Autodesk Inc., Bank Of Montreal, Barnes Group, Carter’s Inc., CryoLife Inc., Diomed Inc., Domino’s Inc., Donegal Group, Hancock Fabrics, Home Depot Inc., Hormel Foods Corp., Inland Real Estate Corp., Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., Neoforma Inc., Noble Energy Inc., Novell Inc., Orient-Express Hotels, Primus Telecommunications Group Inc., Skechers USA Inc., TBC Corp., Wild Oats Markets
Wednesday: Aaron Rents Inc., Acerinox, American Dental Partners, Cadbury Schweppes, Dollar Tree Stores, Donaldson, Dynamics Research Corp., Frontier Oil, General Communication, Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc., Jack in the Box, LaSalle Hotel Properties, Lowe’s Cos., Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, MCI Inc., Nextel Partners, NutriSystem, O’Reilly Automotive, Roper Industries, Toll Brothers, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
Thursday: Chiquita Brands International Inc., Community Health Systems Inc., Gap Inc., H&R Block Inc., J.C. Penney, Kohl’s, Limited Brands, Opinion Research, Safeway Inc., Staples Inc., Viacom Inc.
Friday: Clear Channel Communications, Four Seasons Hotels, The Washington Post Co., United Business Media, Wi-Lan Inc.
ECONOMIC RELEASES
Monday: Treasury bill auctions
Wednesday: January consumer price index
Thursday: January durable goods; initial jobless claims for week ended Aug. 6; continuing jobless claims
Friday: Fourth-quarter preliminary gross domestic product; January existing-home sales
GOVERNMENT
Monday: Markets closed for Presidents’ Day
Wednesday: Minutes of Feb. 2 Federal Open Market Committee meeting released in Washington
