This Week’s ECONOMIC CALENDAR: March 1

Monday

* January’s personal income and spending reports
* January personal consumption and expenditures (PCE) price index
* January’s construction spending index
* Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index for February
* DISH Network Corp. (DISH),
* Edison International (EIX),
* Rowan Companies Inc. (RDC),
* The Dress Barn Inc. (DBRN),
* MBIA Inc. (MBI)
* NutriSystem Inc. (NTRI) will all release earnings.

Tuesday

* February’s auto sales
* AutoZone Inc. (AZO),
* Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD),
* Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB),
* Staples Inc. (SPLS),
* Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV) are slated to release earnings.

Wednesday

* February Challenger, Grey, and Christmas job cuts report,
* February ADP employment report,
* February ISM services index,
* March Fed Beige Book
* U.S. petroleum supplies weekly report
* Big Lots Inc. (BIG),
* BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ),
* Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ),
* Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST),
* Joy Global Inc. (JOYG),
* Coldwater Creek Inc. (CWTR),
* Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO),
* SINA Corp. (SINA),
* Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY) will all release earnings.

Thursday

* Weekly initial jobless claims,
* Fourth-quarter productivity report,
* January’s factory orders,
* January’s pending home sales report.
* Del Monte Foods Company (DLM),
* Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (FSYS),
* Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP),
* Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN),
* Wendy’s Arby’s Group Inc. (WEN),
* Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL) to report earnings.

Friday

* February’s unemployment rate,
* Nonfarm payrolls, hourly earnings, and the January consumer credit report.
* Aircastle Limited (AYR),
* Assisted Living Concepts Inc. (ALC),
* Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (SOLF) are all releasing their earnings reports to close out the week.