This Week’s Datebook
From Associated Press
Today
* Fourth of July observance. U.S. financial markets and many businesses are closed.
Tuesday
* Treasury bill auction.
Wednesday
* Alcoa Inc., Genentech Inc. and Yahoo Inc. release second-quarter earnings.
Thursday
* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.
* Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for May.
* Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.
* The nation’s largest retailers release sales results for June.
Friday
* Abbott Laboratories and General Electric Co. release second-quarter earnings.
From Associated Press