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Investors’ focus next week will be the US jobs report for December on Friday. The Street is expecting nonfarm job growth of 150K for the month, down from 227K in November, according to Investing.com. The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s mid-December meeting will be released on Wednesday. Investors will also be looking at durable goods orders and services PMI data throughout the week. Durable goods orders minus defense are seen sliding 0.3% in November, swinging from an advance of 0.5% in the month before, Investing.com showed. Meanwhile, the European Union will release consumer and wholesale inflation data for December and November, respectively.
The first full week of the new year will see earnings reports from Delta Air Lines (DAL), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Albertsons (ACI), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WAG).
Earnings spotlight: Monday, January 6 – Commercial Metals (CMC). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, January 7 – RPM International (RPM), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), and Apogee Enterprises (APOG). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, January 8 – Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Albertsons (ACI), MSM Industrial Direct (MSM), and UniFirst (UNF). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Thursday, January 9 – Constellation Brands (STZ), TD Synnex (SNX), Acuity Brands (AYI), and Helen of Troy (HELE). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Friday, January 10 – Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). See the full earnings calendar.
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