Week Ahead: Quarterly earnings season kicks into gear

MONDAY: Gallup U.S. consumer spending index; PMI services index; Treasury securities auction.

TUESDAY: Earnings from International Speedway.

WEDNESDAY: Minutes from March Federal Open Market Committee meeting; earnings from Alcoa, Bed Bath & Beyond, Family Dollar Stores, Pier 1 Imports.

THURSDAY: Chain store sales; initial jobless claims; wholesale trade; Bloomberg consumer comfort index.

FRIDAY: Inport and export prices.

This story was originally published April 3, 2015 at 2:00 AM with the headline "Week Ahead: Quarterly earnings season kicks into gear."