Monday, Feb. 21

Financial markets are closed in North America in observance of Presidents Day in the United States, and a public holiday in several Canadian provinces.

Tuesday, Feb. 22

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Statistics Canada reports on retail sales in December. Economists expect no change from the previous month.

The U.S. S&P/CaseShiller home price index is released for December. Economists expect a drop of 2.3 per cent from the same time last year.

The U.S. Conference Board reports on consumer confidence in February. Economists expect a reading of 64.9.

Companies reporting:

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Barnes & Noble Inc.

CAP REIT

Hewlett-Packard Co.

Home Depot Inc.

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Hormel Foods Corp.

Macy's Inc.

Medtronic Inc.

Office Depot Inc.

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Questar Corp.

RadioShack Corp.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wednesday, Feb. 23

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The U.S. National Association of Realtors reports in existing-home sales in January. Economists expect annualized sales of 5.2 million, a drop of 1.5 per cent from the previous month.

Companies reporting:

Boralex Inc.

Canadian Utilities Ltd.

CI Financial Corp.

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Commerzbank AG

Fluor Corp.

Lowes Cos. Inc.

Saks Inc.

Taser International Inc.

TJX Cos. Inc.

Washington Post Co.

Tim Hortons Inc.

Toll Brothers Inc.

Yamana Gold Inc.

Thursday, Feb. 24

The U.S. Labour Department reports on initial jobless claims in the week ending Feb. 19. Economists expect 404,000 new claims.

The U.S. Commerce Department reports on new-home sales in January. Economists expect 300,000 annualized sales, a drop of 8.8 per cent from the previous month.

Companies reporting:

American International Group Inc.

Applied Materials Inc.

Autodesk Inc.

Breakwater Resources Ltd.

Calloway REIT

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Cascades Inc.

CCL Industries Inc.

Centerra Gold Inc.

Dundee REIT

El Paso Corp.

Gap Inc.

General Motors Co.

Goldcorp Inc.

Imax Corp.

Iron Mountain Inc.

Kohls Corp.

Labopharm Inc.

Loblaw Cos. Inc.

Lundin Mining Corp.

Magna International Inc.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Mullen Group Ltd.

National Bank of Canada

Newmont Mining Corp.

Onex Corp.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.

Rona Inc.

Safeway Inc.

Sears Holdings Corp.

Stantec Inc.

Target Corp.

E.W. Scripps Co.

Toromont Industries Ltd.

Transalta Corp.

Transforce Inc.

Vale SA

Friday, Feb. 25

Companies reporting:

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

Iamgold Corp.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.

Wajax Corp.