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Expected Major Events for Thursday 06:00/GER: Sep GfK consumer climate survey

06:45/FRA: Jul PPI

08:30/UK: Jul Capital issuance statistics

08:59/JPN: Aug Monthly Economic Report

12:30/CAN: Jun Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies

12:30/CAN: 2Q Balance of Payments

12:30/US: 08/22 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims

12:30/US: U.S. Weekly Export Sales

12:30/US: Jul Advance Economic Indicators Report

13:00/RUS: Weekly International Reserves

14:30/US: 08/21 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

15:00/US: Aug Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Survey of Tenth District Manufacturing

20:30/US: Federal Discount Window Borrowings

20:30/US: Foreign Central Bank Holdings

23:30/JPN: Aug CPI (Tokyo), CPI ex-Food (Tokyo)

23:30/JPN: Jul Labour Force Survey

23:50/JPN: Aug Provisional Trade Statistics for 1st 10 days of Month

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Expected Earnings for Thursday Affirm Holdings Inc (AFRM) is expected to report $0.35 for 4Q.

Autodesk Inc (ADSK) is expected to report $1.97 for 2Q.

Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW) is expected to report $0.30 for 4Q.

Best Buy Co Inc (BBY) is expected to report $1.38 for 2Q.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) is expected to report $0.63 for 2Q.

Burlington Stores Inc (BURL) is expected to report $2.16 for 2Q.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM,CM.T) is expected to report $1.63 for 3Q.

Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ) is expected to report $-0.18 for 2Q.

Dollar General Corp (DG) is expected to report $2.00 for 2Q.

Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) is expected to report $1.16 for 2Q.

Elastic NV (ESTC) is expected to report $-0.13 for 1Q.

Excellon Resources Inc (EXN.T) is expected to report for 2Q.

Forgent Power Solutions Inc (FPS) is expected to report for 4Q.

GLG Life Tech Corp (GLG.H.V,GLGLF) is expected to report for 2Q.

Gap Inc (GAP) is expected to report $0.49 for 2Q.

HealthEquity Inc (HQY) is expected to report $0.76 for 2Q.

Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) is expected to report $0.36 for 3Q.

Key Tronic (KTCC) is expected to report for 4Q.

Lifevantage Corp (LFVN) is expected to report $0.12 for 4Q.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp (LUCK) is expected to report $-0.05 for 4Q.

Malibu Boats Inc - Class A (MBUU) is expected to report $0.61 for 4Q.

PagerDuty Inc (PD) is expected to report $0.09 for 2Q.

Royal Bank of Canada (RY,RY.T) is expected to report $2.88 for 3Q.

Rubrik Inc (RBRK) is expected to report for 2Q.

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc (SGMOQ) is expected to report $-0.25 for 2Q.

SentinelOne Inc (S) is expected to report $-0.24 for 2Q.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (SXGC.T) is expected to report for 4Q.

TAG Oil Ltd (TAO.V,TAOIF) is expected to report for 2Q.

Titan Machinery (TITN) is expected to report $-0.36 for 2Q.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD,TD.T) is expected to report $2.43 for 3Q.

Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA) is expected to report $6.20 for 2Q.

VVT Med Inc (VVTM.V) is expected to report for 2Q.

Winchester Equity Corp (WEC.V) is expected to report for Interim.

Workday Inc (WDAY) is expected to report $1.03 for 2Q.

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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS Dick's Sporting Goods Cut to Hold From Buy by Truist Securities

Dick's Sporting Goods Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Telsey Advisory Group

Dick's Sporting Goods Cut to Neutral From Outperform by KGI Securities

DT Midstream Raised to Outperform From Peer Perform by Wolfe Research

Edison International Cut to Hold From Buy by Argus Research

EPAM Systems Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan

GoDaddy Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo

Intuit Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan

Neogen Raised to Overweight From Neutral by Piper Sandler

Nike Cut to Hold From Buy by Truist Securities

TJX Cos Cut to Hold From Buy by Jefferies

Trupanion Cut to Neutral From Overweight by Piper Sandler

This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today.

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August 27, 2026 06:01 ET (10:01 GMT)