BUSINESS

Business events scheduled for the coming week

Staff Writer
Columbus CEO

All times are Eastern

MONDAY, July 28

WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for June, 10 a.m.

LONDON — Yukos shareholders await decision from Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on whether the Russian government will be forced to hand over $103 billion for the expropriation of the now defunct oil company's assets.

TOKYO — Nissan reports fiscal first quarter earnings.

TUESDAY, July 29

WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for May, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for July, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.; House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on EPA's proposed clean power plan and grid reliability challenges.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest, reports its earnings for the second quarter.

GENEVA — Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS AG, reports its second quarter results.

PARIS — Michelin reports first half results.

PARIS — Renault reports first half results.

Aetna Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Merck & Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Pfizer Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Reynolds American Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

UPS Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

American Express Co. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.

Amgen Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.

Twitter Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.

WEDNESDAY, July 30

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates and release statement, 2 p.m.

MADRID — Spain's statistics institute releases second quarter GDP figures.

PARIS — Airbus reports first half 2014 earnings.

WellPoint Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Whole Foods Market Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.

THURSDAY, July 31

WASHINGTON —Labor Department releases the second-quarter employment cost index, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

PARIS — French utility EDF reports its half-year earnings.

BERLIN — Germany's Federal Labor Agency releases July unemployment figures for Europe's biggest economy.

PARIS — Sanofi reports second quarter earnings.

TOKYO — Sony reports fiscal first quarter results.

MasterCard Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Exxon Mobil Corp. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

LinkedIn Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.

Tesla Motors Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.

FRIDAY, Aug. 1

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for July, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for June, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for July, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for June, 10 a.m.

DETROIT — Automakers release vehicle sales for July.

Procter & Gamble Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes.