Here's a rundown of business events scheduled for this week.
MONDAY, May 14
Groupon Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
TUESDAY, May 15
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases retail sales data for April, 8:30 a.m. Eastern; Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for April, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for March, 9 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for May, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for March, 10 a.m.
The Home Depot Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
J. C. Penney Company Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
Saks Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
German insurer Allianz SE reports quarterly financial results.
BERLIN - Germany releases first-quarter gross domestic product figures.
BERLIN - Germany's ZEW institute releases its monthly investor confidence index.
BERLIN - French President Francois Hollande meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hours after taking office. Their first meeting is expected to address their differing approaches to austerity and growth in Europe.
WEDNESDAY, May 16
WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases housing starts for April, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for April, 9:15 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases minutes from April interest-rate meeting.
Deere & Co. reports quarterly financial results.
Target Corp. reports quarterly financial results.
THURSDAY, May 17
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Conference Board releases leading indicators for April, 10 a.m.
Gap Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
Sears Holdings Corp. reports quarterly financial results.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reports quarterly financial results.
TOKYO - Japan releases January-March economic growth numbers.
FRIDAY, May 18
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama hosts leaders of the Group of Eight nations at Camp David for an economic summit meeting, through May 19.