Calendar of major business events scheduled for Wednesday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department reports on consumer price index for June, 8;30 a.m.

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department reports on housing starts for June, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Financial Services Committee.

WASHINGTON _ Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the safety of Chinese imports.

ABBOTT PARK, Ill. _ Abbott Laboratories reports second-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK _ Altria Group Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. _ Allstate Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.

FORT WORTH, Texas _ AMR Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.

ATLANTA _ Delta Air Lines Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ EBay Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

MCLEAN, Va. _ Gannett Co. reports second-quarter financial results.

ARMONK, N.Y. _ International Business Machines Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.

MILWAUKEE _ Johnson Controls Inc. reports third-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK _ JPMorgan Chase & Co. reports second-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK _ Pfizer Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

DALLAS _ Southwest Airlines Co. reports second-quarter financial results.

HARTFORD, Conn. _ United Technologies Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.

SEATTLE _ Washington Mutual Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.