Business week ahead

TUESDAY - National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for July.

WEDNESDAY - Commerce Department releases durable goods and new home sales reports for July; Federal Housing Finance Agency releases June home price index; presidential commission on the BP oil spill meets. Japan releases July trade data.

THURSDAY - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.

FRIDAY - Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index. Tiffany & Co. releases financial results.- AP