Important events this week:
Monday
Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (+1.05%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (+1.01%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)
Tuesday
Albertson Cos. ($ACI (-3.89%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC (-0%) ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (+0%) ) present their quarterly reports reports. Data on the trade deficit
(November) and the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
(December) are published.
Wednesday:
KB Home ($KBH (+2.38%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.
Thursday
Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (+1.27%) ) publishes its quarterly reports. Data on initial unemployment claims (week ending 6.
January), the CPI
(December) and the US budget report
(December) are published.
Friday
UnitedHealth Group ($UNH (+2.59%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (-0.29%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (-0.36%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (-1.05%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (-0.24%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (-0.62%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (-0.36%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.