The week ahead: Wednesday is the day for economic data

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction; earnings from Big Lots.

TUESDAY: Gross domestic product; consumer confidence; S&P/Case-Shiller housing index; earnings from Brown Shoe, Campbell Soup, Hewlett-Packard, Hormel, Tiffany.

WEDNESDAY: Initial jobless claims; durable goods orders; new home sales; personal income and outlays; farm prices; consumer sentiment; pending home sales index; earnings from Deere.

THURSDAY: U.S. financial markets closed for Thanksgiving; holiday shopping season begins.

FRIDAY: U.S. stock and bond markets close at noon.

This story was originally published November 21, 2014 at 2:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Wednesday is the day for economic data."