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Business events scheduled for the coming week

The Associated Press

All times are Eastern

TUESDAY, Aug. 5

WASHINGTON– Commerce Department releases factory orders for June, 10 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for July, 10 a.m.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker BMW AG reports second-quarter earnings.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade data for June, 8:30 a.m.

BERLIN — Germany’s Economy Ministry releases June industrial orders figures for Europe’s biggest economy.

THURSDAY, Aug. 7

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for June, 3 p.m.

NEW YORK — Selected chain retailers release July sales.

FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank’s governing council meets to set monetary policy for the eurozone.

BERLIN — Germany’s Economy Ministry releases June industrial production figures for Europe’s biggest economy.

GENEVA — Swiss food and drink giant Nestle reports half year results.

FRIDAY, Aug. 8

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases second-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for June, 10 a.m.

BERLIN — Germany’s Federal Statistical Office releases export and import data for June.

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