--- title: "North American Morning Briefing: Futures Lean Toward Lower Open; Oil Recedes -2-" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279925427.md" description: "North American markets are expected to open lower, with oil prices declining. ISC reported a 4Q Basic EPS of CAD 0.26, with adjusted net income of CAD 20.1M, falling short of FactSet estimates. Upcoming major economic events include PPI data from Germany and public sector finances from the UK. Several companies are set to report earnings, including Abundia Global Impact Group and Airsculpt Technologies. Analyst ratings saw Carnival upgraded to Overweight and CSX Corp downgraded to In-Line." datetime: "2026-03-20T10:17:08.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279925427.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279925427.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279925427.md) --- # North American Morning Briefing: Futures Lean Toward Lower Open; Oil Recedes -2- ISC 4Q Basic EPS CAD 0.26; 4Q Adj Net Income CAD 20.1M; 4Q EPS CAD 0.26; FactSet Est. CAD 0.33 (2 Est.); 4Q Net Income CAD 4.87M; 4Q Revenue CAD 65.5M; FactSet Est. CAD 67.1M; 4Q Adj EBITDA CAD 27.1M; Outlook Revenue CAD 273M - 283M; FactSet Est. CAD 272.5M; FY Outlook Adj EBITDA CAD 100M - 107M; 4Q Rev C$65.5M; 4Q EPS C$0.26 Expected Major Events for Friday 07:00/GER: Feb PPI 07:00/UK: Feb Public sector finances 09:00/ITA: Jan Foreign Trade EU 09:30/UK: 4Q Bank of England statistics on UK banks' external claims 10:00/ITA: Jan Balance of Payments 11:00/UK: Feb Aluminium Production report 11:00/UK: Mar CBI Industrial Trends Survey 12:30/CAN: Feb Industrial product and raw materials price indexes 12:30/CAN: Feb New Housing Price Index 12:30/CAN: Jan Retail trade All times in GMT. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. Expected Earnings for Friday Abundia Global Impact Group Inc (AGIG) is expected to report for 4Q. Airsculpt Technologies Inc (AIRS) is expected to report $-0.04 for 4Q. Almaden Minerals Ltd (AAU,AMM.T) is expected to report for 4Q. Arrive AI Inc (ARAI) is expected to report for 4Q. Atlantic International Corp (ATLN) is expected to report for 4Q. Aura Biosciences Inc (AURA) is expected to report $-0.41 for 4Q. Bit Digital Inc (BTBT) is expected to report for 4Q. Chaince Digital Holdings Inc (CD) is expected to report for 3Q. DouYu International Holdings Ltd - ADR (DOYU) is expected to report for 4Q. Ermenegildo Zegna NV (ZGN) is expected to report for 4Q. Inhibrx Inc (X-INBX) is expected to report for 4Q. Neurogene Inc (NGNE) is expected to report $-1.27 for 4Q. Noble Romans Inc (NROM) is expected to report for 4Q. Oncolytics Biotech Inc (ONC-T,ONCY) is expected to report $-0.06 for 4Q. Palisade Bio Inc (PALI) is expected to report for 4Q. ParkerVision Inc (PRKR) is expected to report for 4Q. Quince Therapeutics Inc (QNCX) is expected to report $-0.12 for 4Q. SANUWAVE Health Inc (SNWV) is expected to report for 4Q. Serina Therapeutics Inc (SER) is expected to report for 4Q. Trinity Place Holdings Inc (TPHS) is expected to report for 4Q. VirnetX Holding Corp (VHC) is expected to report for 4Q. Westwater Resources Inc (WWR) is expected to report for 4Q. Xpeng Inc - ADR (XPEV) is expected to report $0.01 for 4Q. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS Carnival Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley Cross Country Healthcare Raised to Outperform From Neutral by Wedbush CSX Corp Cut to In-Line From Outperform by Evercore ISI Group Fluence Energy Raised to Neutral From Sell by Guggenheim Kinsale Capital Group Cut to Underperform From Hold by Jefferies Life360 Cut to Neutral From Buy by DA Davidson Tandem Diabetes Care Raised to Buy From Hold by Truist Securities Union Pacific Raised to Outperform From In-Line by Evercore ISI Group Xponential Fitness Cut to Market Perform From Strong Buy by Raymond James This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today. 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