Calendar of major business events for Wednesday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for xxx:

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Report on regional economic conditions (Beige Book), 2 p.m.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Allstate Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch Cos. releases second-quarter financial results.

SAN ANTONIO — AT&T Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

CHICAGO — Boeing Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

HOUSTON — ConocoPhillips releases second-quarter financial results.

HOPKINGTON, Mass. — EMC Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — General Dynamics Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — New York Times Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

EAGAN, Minn. — Northwest Airlines Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

ST. LOUIS — Peabody Energy Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Philip Morris International Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Pulte Homes Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. releases third-quarter financial results.

RESTON, Va. — SLM Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Travelers Cos. releases second-quarter financial results.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen AG expected to release second-quarter financial results.

INDIANAPOLIS — WellPoint Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Whirlpool Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

MADISON, N.J. — Wyeth releases second-quarter financial results.

WASHINGTON — Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on programs targeted at reducing gasoline demand.

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court decisions on corporate misconduct and laws regulating corporations.

WASHINGTON — Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on defense contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — City of Vallejo goes to court to argue a judge should void all four of its employee labor contracts in the city's bankruptcy proceedings.