Calendar of major business events Thursday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

WASHINGTON × Commerce Department releases housing starts for December, 8:30 a.m.

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

SUNNYVALE, Calif. × Advanced Micro Devices Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

DEERFIELD, Ill. × Baxter International Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

MCLEAN, Va. × Capital One Financial Corp. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. × Google Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

BETHESDA, Md. × Lockheed Martin Corp. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

REDMOND, Wash. × Microsoft Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

DALLAS × Southwest Airlines Co. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

OMAHA, Neb. × Union Pacific Corp. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

MINNETONKA, Minn. × UnitedHealth Group Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

WASHINGTON × Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.