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EARNINGS RELEASES
Monday: Lowe’s Cos.
Tuesday: Bank of Montreal, Borders Group Inc., Intuit Inc., Medtronic Inc., Toll Brothers Inc.
Wednesday: Smithfield Foods Inc.
Thursday: Bon-Ton Stores Inc., Hormel Foods Corp., J. Crew Group Inc., Williams-Sonoma Inc.
ECONOMIC RELEASES
Wednesday: July existing-home sales.
Thursday: July new-home sales; July durable goods; initial claims for unemployment for week ended Aug. 19; Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.
GOVERNMENT
Monday: Treasury bill auction.
IN COURT
Monday: Hearing in St. Louis in case of former online gambling executive David Carruthers, accused of fraud and racketeering.
STOCK OFFERINGS
During the week: None this week
