by The Investment U Research Team The reports coming out from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggest that this year’s corn crop could be a record breaker. If conditions hold, 2009 could be one of the best corn crops of the past thirty years. And that’s a good thing for ethanol producers. A majority of [...]

(GPRE) Corn Crop Numbers Boost Ethanol Producers

Monday:
Economic: None
Earnings: American International Group (AIG), Carmike Cinemas (CKEC), Cinemark Holdings (CNK), Dish Network (DISH), Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK), Globalstar (GSAT), Nortel Networks (NT), Plug Power (PLUG), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Starbucks (SBUX), Tyson Foods (TSN), Virgin Mobile (VM)

Tuesday:
Economic: None (Veteran’s Day)
Earnings: Brooks Automation (BRKS), Energy Solutions (ES), Fossil (FOSL), Liz Clairborne (LIZ), Microsoft (MSFT), Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), TJX Companies (TJX), Tyco International (TYC), Vodophone Group (VOD)

Wednesday:
Economic: MBA Purchase Applications, ICSC-Goldman Store Sales, Redbook
Earnings: Applied Materials (AMAT), Charlotte Russe Holding (CHIC), Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), Crocs Inc (CROX), ING Group (ING), JA Solar Holdings (JASO), Macy’s Inc (M), NetApp (NTAP), NetEase.com (NTES), The Progressive Corp (PGR)

Thursday:
Economic: International Trade ($-57.0B), Jobless Claims (482K), Treasury Budget ($-92.0B)
Earnings: Biofuel Energy (BIOF), Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE), Compugen (CGEN), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Image Entertainment (DISK), Keynote Systems (KEYN), Kohls Corp (KSS), Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC), Microsemi (MSCC), Nordstrom (JWN), Siemens (SI), Spire (SPIR), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Wal-Mart (WMT)

Friday:
Economic: Retail Sales (-1.9%), Import and Export Prices (-4.2%), Business Inventories (0.0%), Consumer Sentiment (56.0)
Earnings: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Agilent (A), JCPenney (JCP)