Target Earnings, Housing Starts: What to Watch in the Week Ahead

It's another action packed line-up on the earnings front for the week of May 18. We'll get results from Home Depot (HD), Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Lowe's (LOW) and more.

Author:: Kurumi Fukushima
Publish date:: May 17, 2015 12:00 PM EDT

For the week of May 18, we outline the key earnings reports and economic data to keep an eye on. It's another action packed line-up on the earnings front. Notable companies reporting their latest quarterly financial results this week include Urban Outfitters Inc (URBN), Home Depot Inc (HD), Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT), Salesforce.com Inc (CRM), Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW), Best Buy Co (BBY) Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), Gap Inc (GPS), Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR), Foot Locker Inc (FL), and Deere & Co (DE). Target is one of the earnings reports TheStreet's Jim Cramer will be watching. He's expecting another positive progress report, with recovering traffic and margins from last year. On to the economic calendar we note housing starts, the FOMC meeting minutes, weekly jobless claims, and the consumer price index. TheStreet's Kurumi Fukushima reports in New York.