Major Business Events Scheduled For Thursday

The Associated Press

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

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

NEW YORK — The Conference Board releases leading indicators for April, 10 a.m.

NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble Inc. reports first-quarter financial results.

SAN FRANCISCO — Gap Inc. reports first-quarter financial results.

AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods Corp. reports second-quarter financial results.

WASHINGTON — House Budget Committee hearing on the economy.

WASHINGTON — House Education and Labor Committee hearing on student loans.

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance company, releases weekly mortgage rates;

WASHINGTON — Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on the safety of imported drywall.

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks at the National Press Club.