Business events scheduled for the coming week

All times are Eastern

MONDAY, Oct. 27

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

BERLIN — Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

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

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

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

TUESDAY, Oct. 28

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases durable goods for September, 8:30 a.m.; Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for August, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for October, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.

GENEVA — Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS AG, reports its third-quarter results before the opening of trading in Zurich.

GENEVA — Swiss drugmaker Novartis reports third-quarter results before the opening of trading in Zurich.

PARIS — Sanofi reports third-quarter results.

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

Dupont reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

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

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

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates.

PARIS — Renault reports third-quarter sales.

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

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

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

THURSDAY, Oct. 30

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases third-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

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

MADRID — The National Statistics Institute releases preliminary GDP figures for the third quarter.

Altria Group Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

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

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

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

FRIDAY, Oct. 31

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for September, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the third-quarter employment cost index, 8:30 a.m.

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