Salesforce: The cloud-based software company is expected to report a 10.4 per cent jump in second-quarter revenue to $8.5bn, according to analysts polled by Refinitiv. Investors will be keen to learn more about how it plans to use artificial intelligence. Earnings are expected to increase by 72 cents a share from a year ago to 79 cents.
Other companies: Pet goods retailer Chewy and discount store Five Below will report earnings after the bell. Jack Daniel’s maker Brown Forman will report earnings before the bell.
US private payrolls: ADP will release its US employment report for July, which will give insight into the labour market before the official government figures on Friday. Private payrolls are expected to have added 195,000 jobs in August, a slowdown compared with the 324,000 jobs added in July.
US GDP: Economists expect the second estimate for second-quarter economic growth to come in at 2.4 per cent, unchanged from the advance figure, and up from a 2 per cent increase in the first quarter.
Housing data: Pending home sales in the US are expected to have declined 0.6 per cent in July from June, according to economists polled by Refinitiv.
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