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Trading Radar: Major Earnings Kick Off Fourth Quarter
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Even though the fourth quarter technically begins today, October 1, next week’s earnings events should really kick it off. Traders will be watching for reports from Mosaic (MOS), Alcoa (AA), YUM Brands (YUM), Costco (COST), and Monsanto (MON).

Moving on to economic reports, watch for the ISM services on Tuesday followed by the Jobs report on Friday. Also, for currency and metal’s traders, watch for rate decisions coming out of the ECB, Bank of England, and the Reserve Bank of Australia.


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Monday, October 4

US Economics

10:00 Factory Orders -0.5% cons.
10:00 Pending Homes Sales

Global Economic Data

New Zealand NZIER Business Opinion Survey 18 cons.
Australia TD Securities Inflation 3.0% cons.
Euro-Zone Sentix 7.6 cons.
Euro-Zone Producer Price Index 4.0% cons

Earnings

Before:

After: MOS


Tuesday, October 5

US Economics

10:00 ISM Services 52.2 cons.

Global Economic Data

Australia NAB Business Confidence 11 cons.
Australia Interest Rate Decision
Swiss Consumer Price Index 0.3% cons.
German Purchasing Manager Index
Britain Purchasing Manager Index
EuroZone Retail Sales

Earnings

Before: WWW

After: TISI, YUM, DMND


Wednesday, October 6

US Economics

07:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
08:15 ADP Employment Change 18k cons.
10:30 Crude Inventories

Global Economic Data

EuroZone GDP
EuroZone Household Consumption
EuroZone German Factory Orders
Canada Ivey Purchasing Managers Index

Earnings

Before: AYI, STZ, COST, HELE, MON, RBN, RPM

After: DRWI, BLUD, MAR, RT


Thursday, October 7

US Economics

08:30 Initial Claims
08:30 Continuing Claims
03:00 Consumer Credit -$1.1B

Global Econ Data

Britain NIESR GDP
Australia Full Time Employment Change
Australia Unemployment Rate
Britain Industrial Production
Britain Manufacturing Production
ECB Rate Decision
BOE Rate Decision
German Industrial Production

Earnings

Before: CMN, ISCA, PEP,

After: AA, ANGO, MU, NUHC


Friday, October 8

US Economics

08:30 Nonfarm Payrolls -15k cons.
08:30 Private Payrolls 50k cons.
08:30 Unemployment Rate 9.7% cons.
08:30 Hourly Earnings 0.1% cons.
08:30 Average Workweek 34.2 cons.
10:00 Whole Sale Inventories 0.5% cons.

Global Econ Data

China HSBC Services PMI 57.6 cons.
Japan Bankruptcies 40 cons.
Swiss Unemployment Rate
German Trade Balance
Britain Producer Price Index
Canada Net Change in Employment
Canada Unemployment Rate
Canada Housing Starts





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Pending FDA Drug Approval Decisions:
Oct. 1: Hospira's(HSP) Dyloject for acute moderate to severe pain in adults.
Oct. 4: Human Genome Sciences'(HGSI) Zalbin for hepatitis C.
Oct. 11: Alexza Pharmaceuticals'(ALXA) AZ-004 for agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals'(JAZZ) JZP-6 for fibromyalgia.
Oct. 12: Alkermes'(ALKS) Vivitrol for opioid addiction.
Oct 22: Arena Pharmaceuticals'(ARNA) lorcaserin for obesity.
Amylin Pharmaceuticals(AMLN), Alkermes and Eli Lilly's(LLY) Bydureon for diabetes.
Oct. 28: Vivus'(VVUS) Qnexa for obesity.
Oct. 29: Avanir Pharmaceuticals'(AVNR) Zenvia for pseudobulbar affect.
Forest Labs(FRX) ceftaroline for Community Acquired Pneumonia. Oct. 30
Biodel's(BIOD) Linjeta for diabetes.
--Written by Adam Feuerstein in Boston.

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