The week ahead: Wal-Mart, Target and Sears report earnings

MONDAY: Housing market index; Treasury securities sale; earnings from Medtronic.

TUESDAY: Housing starts; earnings from American Eagle Outfitters, DeVry, Wal-Mart.

WEDNESDAY: Consumer price index; minutes from Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting; earnings from Hormel, Lowe’s, Staples, Target.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims; leading economic indicators; existing home sales; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; earnings from Sears.

FRIDAY: Earnings from Deere.

This story was originally published August 14, 2015 at 1:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Wal-Mart, Target and Sears report earnings."