Business week ahead

MONDAY - Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for July.

TUESDAY - Standard & Poor's releases S&P/

Case-Shiller index of home prices for June and the second quarter; Conference Board releases

Consumer Confidence Index for August.

WEDNESDAY - Institute for Supply Management releases manufacturing index for August. Commerce Department releases construction spending for July.

THURSDAY - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims; National Association of Realtors releases July home sales index.

FRIDAY - Labor Department releases employment data for August; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for August.

- AP