Week Ahead: Friday brings key number on health of the economy

MONDAY: Existing home sales; Treasury securities auction.

TUESDAY: Earnings from Cintas Corp., Nike.

WEDNESDAY: New home sales; mortgage applications; earnings from General Mills.

THURSDAY: Initial jobless claims; durable goods orders; Bloomberg consumer comfort index; Kansas City Fed’s monthly regional manufacturing report; weekly mortgage rates.

FRIDAY: Gross domestic product; corporate profits; financial markets closed for Good Friday.

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This story was originally published March 18, 2016 at 12:45 PM with the headline "Week Ahead: Friday brings key number on health of the economy."