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General Electric (NYSE:GE) Co is expected to lay out more details about its transformation into a
digital-industrial company when it reports its first quarter results. The maker of aircraft
engines, turbines, medical equipment and lighting has nearly finished divesting its GE Capital
financial business. Investors also will be looking for signs GE can meet its target of 2 percent
to 4 percent organic growth for the year.
McDonald's Corp is scheduled to report its first-quarter results. Investors will look for
updates on the restaurant chain's expansion plan and the pace of recovery in China as it looks
to bounce back from a slew of food safety scandals dating back to 2012.
Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) is expected to post lower first-quarter earnings given the global slowdown
in mining and construction activity. The company pre-announced lower quarterly guidance in
March, but maintained its 2016 full-year outlook. Caterpillar said as of March its global retail
machinery sales were down 13 percent.
Markit releases its preliminary U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers' index, which is
expected to have advanced to 52.0 in April from 51.5 in March. (0945/1345)
Honeywell International Inc (NYSE:HON), the maker of aircraft parts and climate control systems, is
expected to report a higher first-quarter profit, helped by cost controls. Investors will look
for an update on its financial forecast for 2016, and comments on a management succession plan.
Advertising company Interpublic Group of Cos Inc is expected to report a first-quarter
profit that misses market expectations, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine data. Investors
will watch out for any update on financial guidance for the remainder of 2016.
Analysts on average expect American Airlines Group Inc, the world's largest airline, to
report a dip in first-quarter profit due to a new profit-sharing plan with employees. Investors
will zero in on management's guidance for the upcoming peak travel season, as attacks in
Brussels and Paris potentially discourage U.S. vacationers from spending top dollar to visit
Europe in the summer.
AutoNation Inc (NYSE:AN), the biggest publicly traded auto dealer group, reports first-quarter
results. AutoNation has also long been aggressive in share buybacks, so investors will look for
an update on its share repurchase program.
Canada's annual inflation rate is expected to have cooled to 1.2 percent in March, drifting
further from the Bank of Canada's target of 2 percent. Core inflation, which strips out volatile
items and is more closely watched by the bank, is forecast to be a more robust 1.7 percent.
Separately, retail sales are expected to have fallen by 0.8 percent in February after strong
gains in January. Analysts are expecting to see a pullback after the economy got off to a robust
start at the beginning of the year and they will be looking at the retail figures to see how the
economy is faring. (0830/1230)
Mexico releases inflation data for the first half of April. Inflation in the 12 months
through mid-April is expected to have remained steady at 2.71 percent in a poll of analysts.
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