The week ahead: Great Plains Energy reports its quarterly results Thursday

MONDAY: Treasury securities auction; earning from Seaboard.

TUESDAY: Factory orders; earnings from Ameren, Cedar Fair, Cinemark, CVS Caremark, Emerson Electric, Oneok, Walt Disney.

WEDNESDAY: International trade; earnings from AOL, Atmos Energy, Crestwood Midstream Partners, Dish Network, Tallgrass Energy Partners, Westar Energy.

THURSDAY: Chain store sales; initial jobless claims; consumer credit; earnings from DeVry, Great Plains Energy, NIC, Wendy’s.

FRIDAY: Productivity and costs; wholesale trade.

This story was originally published August 1, 2014 at 2:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Great Plains Energy reports its quarterly results Thursday."