The week ahead, at a glance

At a glance TODAY National Assn. of Realtors releases existing home sales for September.Quarterly earnings reports due from Hewlett-Packard, Campbell Soup and Tyson Foods.TUESDAY Standard & Poor’s/Case- Shiller releases its September and third-quarter index of home prices.Conference Board releases its Consumer Confidence Index for November.Commerce Department releases gross domestic product for the third quarter of 2009.Federal Housing Finance Agency releases September and third-quarter home price index. Federal Reserve Board releases minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meeting of Oct. 3-4.Quarterly earnings reports due from Barnes & Noble, H.J. Heinz and Medtronic.WEDNESDAY Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.Commerce Department releases data for October on durable goods, on personal income and spending and on new home sales.Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates.Quarterly earnings reports due from Deere and Tiffany.THURSDAY Thanksgiving. Markets are closed.FRIDAY Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.Source: Associated Press