The week ahead: A big week for corporate earnings

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction; earnings from Apple, VF Corp.

TUESDAY: Existing home sales; earnings from Harley-Davidson, Lexmark International, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Verizon Communications.

WEDNESDAY: Consumer price index; earnings from Amazon, AT&T, Boeing, General Motors, Leggett & Platt, O’Reilly Automotive, U.S. Bancorp, Xerox.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims; leading economic indicators; Kansas City Fed’s monthly manufacturing index; earnings from American Airlines Group, Cabela’s, Cerner, Deluxe, Euronet Worldwide, Microsoft, Quest Diagnostics, Southwest Airlines, Swift Transportation, Union Pacific.

FRIDAY: New home sales; earnings from Ford, Procter & Gamble, State Street, United Parcel Service.

This story was originally published October 17, 2014 at 1:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: A big week for corporate earnings."