Calendar of major business events scheduled for Thursday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for March, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on new home sales for March, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.

WASHINGTON — Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on international debt relief efforts.

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the Delta-Northwest airlines merger.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. credit markets.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Aetna Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Altria Group Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — American Express Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — American Electric Power Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Amgen Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AutoNation Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

HOUSTON — ConocoPhillips releases first-quarter financial results.

MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

CINCINNATI — E.W. Scripps Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

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

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Juniper Networks Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. releases third-quarter financial results.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Motorola Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

ATLANTA — Newell Rubbermaid Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

LOS ANGELES — Occidental Petroleum Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

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

WALTHAM, Mass. — Raytheon Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. releases first-quarter financial results.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Travelers Cos. Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

TEMPE, Ariz. — US Airways Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.