In this week’s screen, we’re going to focus on searching for bottomed-out stocks that have recently hit or are trading near their 52-week lows. The last week or so has been pretty brutal (in fact this whole year has been setting records on the downside so far), but the markets won’t go down forever. And in this ...

Blount Int'l (BLT), which makes lawn-mower blades, chainsaw chains and other outdoor gear, said Q4 EPS fell 26% to 14 cents, missing views by 4...

From FTAlphaville: BHP Billiton, the global miner, painted a gloomy near-term outlook for metals demand on Thursday as it defended its decision to drop a $66bn bid for rival Rio Tinto, reports Reuters. BHP, facing its shareholders for the first time since walking away from the Rio bid on Tuesday, told its Australian annual meeting that uncertainty in commodities markets would continue in the short term and it was ready to close loss-making operations. Marius Kloppers, BHP chief executive, warned shareholders in Melbourne that Chinese steel production would decrease 17% year-on-year and that BHP would not be “immune” to global economic uncertainty. Lex says BHP’s investors should “thank their lucky stars” that Kloppers and chairman Don Argus saw sense to pull the Rio deal – and should “press for a more[More...]

DJ Stoxx 600 slipped in red on Tuesday, with oil recovering from its intraday low towards the opening session. The Commerce Department is scheduled to report on housing starts and building permits at 10 a.m IST. Economists believe housing starts fell agai[More...]

Monday
Economic Construction Spending (-.8%), ISM Index (49), Fedspeak ala Plosser & Kroszner
Earnings Focus Media (FMCN), Gehl (GEHL), HSBC (HBC), ABM Ind (ABM), Basic Energy (BAS), Home Inns (HMIN), NCI Bldg (NCS), TurboChef (OVEN)

Tuesday
Economic Auto & Truck (5.2M, 6.8M)
Earnings Blount (BLT), Clearwire (CLWR), Perficient (PRFT), Staples (SPLS), Trina (TSL), Tech Data (TECD), Chico’s (CHS), Maidenform (MFB), Semtech (SMTC)

Wednesday
Economic ADP Private Survey, Revised Productivity (1.8), Factory O’s (-1.5%), ISM Services (48.5), Fed’s Beige, Weekly Crude, BernankeSpeak @ community bankers conference
Earnings Big Lots (BIG), BJ’s (BJ), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Costco (COST), FuelTek (FTEK), ADC Teleco (ADCT), H & R Block (HRB), Longs (LDG), Martek (MATK), MercadoLibre (MELI), Mindray (MR), PETsMART (PETM), TiVo (TIVO)

Thursday
Economic Weekly Claims (360K), Pending Home Sales, Fed’s Rosengren
Earnings Blackstone (BX), Blockbuster (BBI), Joy Global (JOYG), Arena (ARD), Orbitz (OWW), Pacific Ethanol (PEIX), Urban Outfitters (URBN), CVR (RIO), Cooper (COO), Dynamic Matls (BOOM), Marvell (MRVL), Nat Semi (NSM)

Friday
Economic Payrolls (40K), Unemployment (5.0%), Hourly (.3%), Consumer Credit (7.5B), FedSpeak
Earnings Ciena (CIEN), H&E Equipment (HEES), Superior (SUP)