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Week Ahead: Vehicle sales figures out on Tuesday
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Sep. 2, 2012 5:57 am
MONDAY
- U.S. stock and bond market will be closed for Labor Day.
TUESDAY
- Institute for Supply Management will report its manufacturing index for August.
- U.S. Commerce Department will release construction spending for July.
- Automakers will report on vehicle sales for August.
- Earnings reports for Campbell Soup, Pep Boys, Biomerieux, Finisar, Francesca's Holdings, Guideware Software, Netsol Technologies, Quanex Building Products, Perceptron, Smithfield Foods and Teavana Holdings.
WEDNESDAY
- U.S. Labor Department will release second-quarter productivity data.
- Earnings reports for H&R Block, AMB Industries, AeroVironment, Gymboree, Christopher & Banks, Conn's, Dollar General, Delta Apparel, SWS Group, FuelCell Energy, Mitcham Industries, Men's Wearhouse, NCI Building Systems, VeriFone Systems, Pike Electric, SeaChange International, Sigma Designs and Stewart Enterprises.
THURSDAY
- U.S. Labor Department will announce its weekly jobless claims.
- Freddie Mac will report on weekly mortgage rates.
- Institute for Supply Management will release its service sector index for August.
- Earnings reports for Aceto, Accuracy Inc., Infoblox, BluePhoenix Solutions, BazaarVoice, Cherokee, Cooper Companies, Envivio, Hovanian Enterprises, Layne Christensen, Mattress Firm Holding, Met-Pro, Sparton, Smith & Wesson Holding, Ulta Salon, USA Technologies, UTi Worldwide, ZBB Energy and Quicksilver.
FRIDAY
- U.S. Labor Department will announced its employment data for August.
- Earnings reports for Alco Stores and Brady Corp.
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