This Week’s ECONOMIC CALENDAR: February 22

Monday

* No economic reports are scheduled for release today.
* Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG),
* Campbell Soup Company (CPB),
* Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW),
* Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (BRCD),
* Nordstrom Inc. (JWN),
* RadioShack Corp. (RSH) will all report earnings.

Tuesday

* Case-Shiller home price index for December
* February consumer confidence index
* Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS),
* Home Depot Inc. (HD),
* Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ),
* Macy’s Inc. (M),
* Office Depot Inc. (ODP),
* Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD),
* Target Corp. (TGT),
* Autodesk Inc. (ADSK),
* STEC Inc. (STEC) will all release earnings

Wednesday

* Weekly report on U.S. petroleum stockpiles
* American Tower Corp. (AMT),
* Chico’s FAS Inc. (CHS),
* Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR),
* Garmin Ltd. (GRMN),
* Saks Inc. (SKS),
* Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL),
* Transocean LTD (RIG),
* Trina Solar Limited (TSL),
* Blockbuster Inc. (BBI),
* Limited Brands Inc. (LTD),
* Salesforce.com inc. (CRM) will all report earnings.

Thursday

* Weekly initial jobless claims,
* January’s durable goods orders,
* FHFA housing price index for December
* Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (CDE),
* Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO),
* H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ),
* Kohl’s Corp. (KSS),
* Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM),
* Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI),
* Crocs Inc. (CROX),
* Deckers Outdoor Corp. (DECK),
* The Gap Inc. (GPS),
* OmniVision Technologies Inc. (OVTI),
* Weight Watchers International Inc. (WTW),
* Wynn Resorts Limited (WYNN) are scheduled to report earnings.

Friday

* Revised fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) reading,
* February’s Chicago purchasing managers’ index (PMI),
* January’s existing home sales,
* University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index for February
* BioScrip Inc. (BIOS),
* James River Coal Co. (JRCC),
* Mirant Corp. (MIR) are all releasing their earnings reports today.