Today's Stock Market News & Events: 9/17/2021

Today's market-moving economic data and earnings schedule

Schaeffer's Digital Content Team

Sep 17, 2021 at 7:20 AM

Today the University of Michigan will release its preliminary consumer sentiment index to close out the busy week.

The following company is due to release quarterly earnings today, September 17:

Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU -- $17.62) owns and operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. Manchester United will report its Q4 earnings of 2021 before the bell today.

Looking ahead to next week, Wall Street can expect a busy start to the latter part of September as next week is packed full of economic data. On Monday, the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) index is due out, while housing data is on the docket for Tuesday. Wednesday things pick up, with a news conference from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell taking the spotlight. On Thursday, the bulk of next week's data is due out, including highly anticipated jobless claims data and and purchasing managers' index (PMI) updates. Closing the week out on a quiet note, Friday features some new home sales data.

Earnings, meanwhile, will continue to trickle in next week. Next week's docket features report from Adobe (ADBE), AutoZone (AZO), BlackBerry (BB), Costco (COST), General Mills (GIS), Nike (NIKE), Rite Aid (RAD), and Stitch Fix (SFIX).

All economic dates listed here are tentative and subject to change.

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