Next Week's Earnings Highlights - ERTS, M, BBI, JWN, WMT, DIS, JCP, ANF

Even though earnings season is slowing down, there are still some big names scheduled to anounce next week... particulalry from the retail group. Here are the companies that could push stocks around the most with upcoming earnings releases

• 11/9/09 – Electronic Arts (ERTS)
• 11/11/09 – Macy’s (M)
• 11/12/09 – Blockbuster Inc. (BBI)
• 11/12/09 – Nordstrom Inc. (JWN)
• 11/12/09 – Walt Disney (DIS)
• 11/12/09 – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)
• 11/13/09 – Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)
• 11/13/09 – JC Penney (JCP)

So far, about 75% of companies have at least 'beat' their earnings estimates for Q3. Don't get too excited though, as the bars in many cases were set stupidly low, and/or the companies shrunk their way to success. Still, it suggests not all hope is lost. 

As for today's earnings news, here are all the major ones, and a few minor ones to boot.

Company	Ticker	Actual	Estimate	Yr Ago	Yr/Yr Rev	Notes
AC Moore	ACMR	-0.53	-0.07	-0.11
AES Corp	AES	0.26	0.26	0.25
American Intl	AIG	2.85	1.98	-3.42
Blackstone	BX	0.25	0.15	-0.44
Brigham Exploration	BEXP	0	0.01	0.09	-59.70%
Bronco Drilling	BRNC	-0.37	-0.33	0.18	-41.10%
Cheniere Energy	LNG	-0.8	-0.49	-1.42	1273.90%
Constellation Energy	CEP	-0.4	-0.24	1.21	-18.20%
Crosstex Energy	XTEX	1.44	-0.32	-0.25	-59%
Dril-Quip	DRQ	0.72	0.67	0.69	4.50%	Guidance In-line
Edison	EIX	1.09	1.04	1.46	-14.70%	Guidance In-line
Fortress Investment	FIG	0.11	0.09	-0.04	-22.40%
Freightcar America	RAIL	0.09	0.22	0.62	-76.80%
General Steel	GSI	0.22	0.1	-0.17	17.80%
K12	LRN	0.24	0.23	0.14	20%	Guidance Upside
Kelly Services	KELYA	-0.35	-0.24	0.07	-24.90%
Knology	KNOL	0.05	0.07	-0.08	2.50%
Lifepoint Hospitals	LPNT	0.59	0.56	0.61	10.40%
LMI Aerospace	LMIA	0.25	0.29	0.46	-5.20%
National Retail Properties	NNN	0.39	0.39	0.5	-2.50%	Guidance Downside
Novavax	NVAX	-0.08	-0.09	-0.16
Par Pharmaceutical	PRX	0.76	0.49	0.26	97.90%
PriceSmart	PSMT	0.35	0.3		4.50%
Scripps Networks Interactive	SNI	0.39	0.36	0.35	0.10%
Smith & Nephew	SNN	0.84	0.66	0.61	-1.60%
Spectra Energy LP	SEP	0.48	0.43	0.34	68.80%
Suncor Energy	SU	0.23	0.29	1.04
Superior Ind	SUP	-0.48	-0.14	-0.53	-31.80%
Tsakos Energy	TNP	0.06	-0.02	1.08	-33.10%
Landry's Seafood	LNY	0.02	-0.18	0.29	-4.50%