Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
WASHINGTON ? Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for June, 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON ? Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
Boston Scientific Corp. reports quarterly financial results.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. reports quarterly financial results.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. reports quarterly financial results.
DuPont Co. reports quarterly financial results.
Exxon Mobil Corp. reports quarterly financial results.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reports quarterly financial results.
Kellogg Co. reports quarterly financial results.
McClatchy Co. reports quarterly financial results.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market close.
Sprint Nextel Corp. reports quarterly financial results.
Starbucks Corp. reports quarterly financial results after the market close.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
Time Warner Cable Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG reports quarterly financial results.
German airline Lufthansa AG reports quarterly financial results.
German automaker Volkswagen reports quarterly financial results.
Swiss bank Credit Suisse reports quarterly financial results.
Spanish energy giant Repsol reports quarterly financial results.
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil reports quarterly financial results.
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor reports quarterly financial results.
Japanese electronics company Panasonic reports quarterly financial results.
Japanese electronics company Sony reports quarterly financial results.