--- title: "North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Creep Higher, Oil Falls -2-" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287202916.md" description: "U.S. stock futures are slightly up while oil prices have decreased. Key economic reports are scheduled, including U.S. Weekly Export Sales and May Flash PMIs. Several companies are expected to announce earnings, with notable forecasts for Advance Auto Parts and Deere & Co. Analyst ratings have seen changes, with upgrades for aTyr Pharma and downgrades for Cigna Group. This summary is based on a Wall Street Journal newsletter." datetime: "2026-05-21T10:40:23.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287202916.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287202916.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287202916.md) --- # North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Creep Higher, Oil Falls -2- 12:30/US: U.S. Weekly Export Sales 13:00/RUS: Weekly International Reserves 13:45/US: May US Flash Manufacturing PMI 13:45/US: May US Flash Services PMI 14:00/US: 1Q Advance Quarterly Services 14:30/US: 05/15 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 15:00/US: May 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 23:01/UK: May UK Consumer Confidence Survey 23:30/JPN: Mar Final Labour Survey - Earnings, Employment & Hours Worked 23:30/JPN: Apr CPI (Nation), CPI ex-food (Nation) All times in GMT. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. Expected Earnings for Thursday Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) is expected to report $0.41 for 1Q. Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS) is expected to report $0.93 for 4Q. Atlantic International Corp (ATLN) is expected to report for 1Q. Barnwell Industries Inc (BRN) is expected to report for 2Q. Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (DRUG.L) is expected to report for 2Q. CAE Inc (CAE,CAE.T) is expected to report $0.43 for 4Q. Cato Corp - A Share (CATO) is expected to report for 1Q. Cavco Industries Inc (CVCO) is expected to report $5.26 for 4Q. Copart Inc (CPRT) is expected to report $0.41 for 3Q. Deckers Outdoor Corp (DECK) is expected to report $0.84 for 4Q. Deere & Co (DE) is expected to report $5.78 for 2Q. Flowers Foods Inc (FLO) is expected to report $0.25 for 1Q. Hamilton Lane Inc (HLNE) is expected to report $1.37 for 4Q. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc - Class A (HOV) is expected to report $-2.04 for 2Q. Hub Group Inc - Class A (HUBG) is expected to report $0.17 for 1Q. Lightspeed Commerce Inc (LSPD.T) is expected to report $-0.21 for 4Q. Lionsgate Studios Corp (LION) is expected to report for 4Q. NetEase Inc - ADR (K3MD.SG,NTES) is expected to report $3.13 for 1Q. Newcore Gold Ltd (NCAU.V) is expected to report for 1Q. Ralph Lauren Corp - A Share (RL) is expected to report $2.54 for 4Q. Replimune Group Inc (REPL) is expected to report $-0.60 for 4Q. Ross Stores Inc (ROST) is expected to report $1.72 for 1Q. Shoe Carnival Inc (SCVL) is expected to report $0.92 for 1Q. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO) is expected to report $-0.57 for 4Q. Walmart Inc (WMT) is expected to report $0.65 for 1Q. Webco Industries Inc (WEBC) is expected to report for 3Q. Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM) is expected to report $1.80 for 1Q. Workday Inc (WDAY) is expected to report $1.02 for 1Q. Zoom Communications Inc (ZM) is expected to report $0.81 for 1Q. ePlus Inc (PLUS) is expected to report $0.81 for 4Q. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS 60 Degrees Pharm Cut to Neutral From Buy by HC Wainwright & Co. aTyr Pharma Raised to Buy From Hold by Freedom Broker California Resources Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup Centene Raised to Buy From Hold by Deutsche Bank CH Robinson Worldwide Raised to Buy From Hold by Jefferies Cigna Group Cut to Hold From Buy by Deutsche Bank Crown Castle Cut to Peer Perform From Outperform by Wolfe Research Dominion Energy Cut to Neutral From Buy by Seaport Global Elevance Health Raised to Buy From Hold by Deutsche Bank Evolution Petroleum Cut to Hold From Buy by Freedom Broker Gilead Sciences Raised to Buy From Hold by Maxim Group Humana Raised to Buy From Hold by Deutsche Bank Newell Brands Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley Northern Oil Cut to Hold From Accumulate by Johnson Rice Ovintiv Inc. Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citi Ovintiv Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup Packaging Corp of America Raised to Buy From Neutral by UBS Phreesia Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Wells Fargo Rubrik Raised to Outperform From Perform by Oppenheimer Sionna Therapeutics Cut to Hold From Buy by Freedom Broker SM Energy Raised to Outperform From Underperform by Raymond James This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today. 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