Major business events scheduled for Thursday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

WASHINGTON – Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON – National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for July, 1 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

WASHINGTON – Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch deal.

WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee hearing on the president's proposed financial overhaul.

WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee hearing on food safety.

DEERFIELD, Ill. – Baxter International Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Biogen Idec Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

ARMONK, N.Y. – International Business Machines Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase & Co. reports second-quarter financial results.

BETHESDA, Md. – Marriott International Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

HELSINKI – World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. releases second quarter earns.

STOCKHOLM – Mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson presents second quarter earnings.

STOCKHOLM – Home appliance maker Electrolux presents second quarter earnings.