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Business events scheduled for Thursday

By WTOP Staff

The Associated Press

Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

All times are Eastern

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

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for June, 3 p.m.

NEW YORK — Selected chain retailers release July sales.

FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank’s governing council meets to set monetary policy for the eurozone.

BERLIN — Germany’s Economy Ministry releases June industrial production figures for Europe’s biggest economy.

GENEVA — Swiss food and drink giant Nestle reports half year results.

Fannie Mae reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

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