pier 1 imports

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am EST

• Initial Claims – Street sees 465K
• Continuing Claims – Street sees 5180K

Earnings: General Mills, Inc.

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am ET

• Building Permits for August - Street expects 596K
• Housing Starts for August - Street expects 580K
• Initial Jobless Claims - Street expects 555K

Earnings: Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) - consensus loss $0.12 FedEx (NYSE: FDX) - consensus EPS $0.58 Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) - consensus loss $0.22 Intraday or Not Specified: Economics: 10am ET

• Philly Fed Index for Sept.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) 18.6% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.32, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.36) and compared to ($0.37) reported in the same quarter last year.

Revenue for the quarter was $281.13 million, versus the consensus of $276.21 million. Same store sales fell 7.5% during the quarter.

Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI) 16.3% HIGHER; indicated to open much higher today after the company received Department of Education student loan servicing contracts.

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am ET

• Initial Jobless Claims for the week of 6/13 - Street expects 602K

Earnings: Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) - consensus loss $0.28 J.M.

Shares of the home decor chain Pier 1 Imports Inc. climbed to a seven-month intraday high Tuesday, a day after the retailer announced it was no longer out of compliance with New York Stock Exchange trading regulations.