Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: NEW YORK _ Major retailers report October sales results. WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases third-quarter productivity, 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON _ Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on business formation and financial crime. WASHINGTON _ Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act. WASHINGTON _ Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates. SANTA MONICA, Calif. _ Activision Blizzard Inc. releases third-quarter results. NEW YORK _ CBS Corp. releases third-quarter results. PHILADELPHIA _ Cigna Corp. releases third-quarter results. WOONSOCKET, R.I. _ CVS Caremark Corp. releases third-quarter results. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ DirecTV Group Inc. releases third-quarter results. HOUSTON _ Dynegy Inc. releases third-quarter results. Continued... |