Business events scheduled for Thursday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

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

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases durable goods for August, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for August, 10 a.m.

Discover Financial Services reports quarterly financial results.

Nike Inc. reports quarterly financial results.

Hennes & Mauritz AB, the Swedish fashion retailer that runs H&M stores, reports quarterly financial results.

BERLIN — Germany releases September unemployment figures.

LONDON — Britain releases third estimate of second-quarter gross domestic product.