The week ahead in business

Business events scheduled for the coming week:

MONDAY

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for January.

BERLIN -- Germany releases factory orders data for January, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

TUESDAY

BERLIN -- Germany releases industrial production figures for January.

Earnings reports: Barnes & Noble, Dick's Sporting Goods

WEDNESDAY

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for January.

Earnings reports: Coca-Cola Bottling, Omega Protein, Vera Bradley

THURSDAY

WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates. Treasury releases federal budget for February.

BERLIN -- Germany releases export and import figures for January.

Earnings reports: Dollar General, Medifast, Party City, Stein Mart, Ulta Salon Cosmetics, Volkswagen, Wells Financial Corp.

FRIDAY

Earnings reports: Hibbett Sports, Kirklands

This story was originally published March 4, 2016 at 3:01 PM with the headline "The week ahead in business ."