Monday Earnings: Nordstrom Inc.

Tuesday Reports: February consumer confidence, December Case-Shiller home price index

Earnings: Home Depot Inc.; Macy's Inc.; Office Depot Inc.; Target Corp.

Wednesday Reports: January new-home sales

Thursday Reports: January durable-goods orders; weekly initial jobless claims

Earnings: Gap Inc.; H.J. Heinz Co.; Kohl's Corp.; Safeway Inc.

Event: CrowdPitch, a competitive event for entrepreneurs trying to raise money for startups: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., University of Maryland BioPark

Friday Reports: Fourth-quarter gross domestic product revision, January existing-home sales

Earnings: FTI Consulting