Major 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.

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases housing starts for March, 8:30 a.m.

BEIJING _ First quarter economic growth; March inflation and retail sales.

MCLEAN, Va. _ Gannett Co. reports first-quarter financial results.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. _ Google Inc. reports first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK _ JPMorgan Chase & Co. reports first-quarter financial results.

DEERFIELD, Ill. _ Baxter International Inc. reports first-quarter financial results.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. _ Biogen Idec Inc. reports first-quarter financial results.

MILWAUKEE _ Harley-Davidson Inc. reports first-quarter financial results.

HELSINKI _ Nokia Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

CLEVELAND _ Sherwin-Williams Co. reports first-quarter financial results.

DALLAS _ Southwest Airlines Co. reports first-quarter financial results.

WASHINGTON _ Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance company, releases weekly mortgage rates.