Business week ahead

MONDAY - National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for August; Treasury releases international money flows data for June.

TUESDAY - Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for July; Commerce Department releases housing starts for July; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for July.

Saks Inc. releases financial results.

THURSDAY - New York State Labor Department releases unemployment data; U.S. Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims; The Conference Board releases leading indicators for July; Dell Inc. releases financial results.

FRIDAY - J.M. Smucker Co. releases financial results.

- The Associated Press