Week Ahead: Conference Board to report leading indicators

MONDAY

• Japan will release second-quarter gross domestic product.
• Sysco Corp. and Groupon earnings reports.

TUESDAY

• U.S. Commerce Department will release retail sales data for July.
• U.S. Labor Department will report the Producer Price Index for July.
• Commerce Department will release business inventories for June.
• Estée Lauder, Home Depot, Dick's Sporting Goods and Bob Evans Farms earnings reports.

WEDNESDAY

• U.S. Labor Department will unveil its Consumer Price Index for July.
• Federal Reserve will report on industrial production for July.
• National Association of Home Builders will release its housing market index for August.
• Cisco Systems, Abercrombie & Fitch, Deere & Co., Limited Brands, Staples and Target earnings reports.

 THURSDAY

• Labor Department will release weekly jobless claims.
• Freddie Mac will release weekly mortgage rates.
• Commerce Department will report on housing starts for July.
• Dollar Tree Stores, Gap, Sears Holdings, Aeropostale, Walmart, Perry Ellis International, 1-800-Flowers.com and Stein Mart earnings reports.

 FRIDAY

• Conference Board will report on leading indicators for July.
• Smucker, Foot Locker and Casual Male earnings reports.

Associated Press, Reuters and other sources