November's retail sales hits the Street today. A measure of sales at retail establishments, the data nearly always moves markets.
Plus: Retailer
Bed Bath & Beyond
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and food manufacturer
General Mills
(GIS) - Get Report
head for the earnings spotlight today.
Expected Earnings Reports
This table includes S&P 500 companies only. Dates are as expected according to First Call/Thomson Financial, and may change.
Economic Data
(
Forecasts are from
Reuters
. Times are Eastern. For a longer-term economic calendar and more, see
TSC's
Economic Databank.
)
- 7 a.m.:
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Friday. Source:
Mortgage Bankers Association.
Refinancing Index: Forecast: n.a. Previous: 663.9.
Purchase Index: Forecast: n.a. Previous: 333.8.
8:30 a.m.:
Retail sales for November. Source:
Census Bureau. Forecast: +0.1%. Previous: +0.1%.
Ex-autos: Forecast: +0.3%. Previous: +0.4%.
8:30 a.m.:
Import Price Index for November. Source:
Labor Department. Forecast: +0.3%. Previous: -0.5%.
Export Price Index: Forecast: n.a. Previous: -0.1%.
9 a.m.:
Treasury buyback announcement. Source:
Bureau of the Public Debt. The Treasury announces the details of tomorrow's reverse auction.
6:30 p.m.:
Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Saturday. Source:
Money Magazine and
ABC News. Forecast: n.a. Previous: 29.
