The week ahead: Wal-Mart earnings will be released Thursday

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction.

TUESDAY: Stock markets open on Veterans Day.

WEDNESDAY: Earnings from Dillard’s, J.C. Penney, Macy’s; wholesale trade.

THURSDAY: Earnings from Kohl’s, Nordstrom, Wal-Mart Stores; initial jobless claims; Bloomberg consumer comfort index.

FRIDAY: Retail sales; import and export prices; business inventories; consumer sentiment.

This story was originally published November 7, 2014 at 12:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Wal-Mart earnings will be released Thursday."