Business events scheduled for Wednesday

Major business and economic events scheduled for Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for September, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases retail sales data for September, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases business inventories for August, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Treasury releases federal budget for fiscal year 2012, 2 p.m.

PARIS — French dairy and bottled water company Danone reports its third-quarter sales figures.

Bank of America releases quarterly earnings before the market opens.

American Express releases quarterly earnings after the market closes.

Ebay releases quarterly earnings after the market closes.

Netflix releases quarterly earnings after the market closes.