--- title: "North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Rise, Oil Steady Despite Escalation in Middle East -2-" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292184210.md" description: "North American stock futures rose while oil remained steady despite Middle East tensions. Key corporate news includes North Amer Construction Group securing a five-year contract in Canada and Vermilion Energy receiving TSX approval for its issuer bid renewal. The briefing lists expected economic data releases, earnings reports for companies like PepsiCo and Aritzia, and analyst rating changes from firms such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and UBS." datetime: "2026-07-09T10:26:59.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292184210.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292184210.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292184210.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # North American Morning Briefing: Stock Futures Rise, Oil Steady Despite Escalation in Middle East -2- North Amer Construction Group Awarded Five-Yr Heavy Equipment Services Contract in the Canadian Oil Sands Region Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces TSX Approval for Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid and Confirms Q2 2026 Release Date and Conference Call Details Expected Major Events for Thursday 06:00/GER: May Foreign Trade 06:00/JPN: Jun Preliminary Machine Tool Orders 12:30/US: 07/04 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims 12:30/US: U.S. Weekly Export Sales 13:00/RUS: Weekly International Reserves 14:00/US: Jun Existing Home Sales 14:30/US: 07/03 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report 16:00/US: Jun Monthly U.S. Retail Chain Store Sales Index 20:30/US: Federal Discount Window Borrowings 20:30/US: Foreign Central Bank Holdings 23:01/UK: Jun BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor 23:50/JPN: Jun Corporate Goods Price Index All times in GMT. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. Expected Earnings for Thursday Aritzia Inc (ATZ.T) is expected to report $0.79 for 1Q. Bank of South Carolina Corp (BKSC) is expected to report for 2Q. Byrna Technologies Inc (BYRN,BYRN-L) is expected to report $-0.12 for 2Q. Educational Development Corp (EDUC) is expected to report for 1Q. Frequency Electronics Inc (FEIM) is expected to report $0.24 for 4Q. Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) is expected to report for 2Q. Northern Technologies International Corp (NTIC) is expected to report $0.03 for 3Q. PepsiCo Inc (PEP) is expected to report $2.16 for 2Q. Platinum Group Metals Ltd (PLG,PTM.T) is expected to report for 3Q. Postmedia Network Canada (PNC.A.T,PNC.B.T) is expected to report for 3Q. Richelieu Hardware Ltd (RCH.T) is expected to report $0.47 for 2Q. Simply Good Foods (SMPL) is expected to report $0.31 for 3Q. Velan Inc (VLN.T,VLNSF) is expected to report for 1Q. WD-40 Co (WDFC) is expected to report $1.58 for 3Q. Powered by Onclusive and Dow Jones. ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS Alcoa Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley Bath & Body Works Cut to Sell From Neutral by Goldman Sachs Cincinnati Fincl Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Community Health Sys Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Barclays Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Cut to Hold From Buy by TD Cowen Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Cut to In-Line From Outperform by Evercore ISI Group Dollar Tree Raised to Neutral From Sell by Goldman Sachs Dollar Tree Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Raymond James Hanover Insurance Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods HCA Healthcare Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Barclays Lemonade Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley Medpace Holdings Cut to Neutral From Outperform by Baird Moelis & Co. Cut to Sell From Neutral by UBS Neptune Insurance Hldgs Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Occidental Petroleum Raised to Outperform From Underperform by Evercore ISI Group Old Dominion Freight Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo Ollie's Bargain Outlet Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan Prog Holdings Raised to Buy From Hold by Jefferies RH Raised to Neutral From Sell by Goldman Sachs Sabra Healthcare REIT Raised to Buy From Hold by Truist Securities SpaceX Started at Buy by UBS Trade Desk Raised to Hold From Reduce by HSBC Travelers Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Truist Financial Cut to Neutral From Buy by B of A Securities Tvardi Therapeutics Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Raymond James UDR Inc Cut to Hold From Buy by Truist Securities Universal Health Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Barclays This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today. 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