Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
WASHINGTON--Labor Department releases initial claims for jobless benefits, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON--The Federal Reserve releases consumer credit for June, 3 p.m.; the Federal Reserve announces results of borrowing by banks and financial firms from its discount window, 4 p.m.
DALLAS--Blockbuster Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.
HOUSTON--Dynegy Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--Sara Lee Corp. releases fourth-quarter financial results.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--DIRECTV Group Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.
FRANKFURT, Germany--European Central Bank's governing council meets to set interest rates for the 15-nation euro zone.
FRANKFURT, Germany--Puma releases second-quarter financial results.
TOKYO--Toyota releases financial results.
U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday after retailers reported mostly disappointing sales while other big-name companies announced layoffs and Europ...
China markets opened lower on Tuesday morning as the investors' confidence hit by the signals that global recession are deepening.
The markets have spoken: risk aversion is still the name of the game and that was obvious since the beginning of the week.


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