World Week Ahead US housing, earnings, FOMC minutes

World Week Ahead US housing, earnings, FOMC minutes
By Margreet Dietz Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Data on the US housing market and notes from the latest meeting of US central bank policy makers might help support the upward trend on Wall Street, especially if American corporate earnings due this week, including from Dell, continue to beat expectations. US companies reporting results in the coming days include Lowe's, on Monday, Dell and Best Buy on Tuesday, followed by Hewlett Packard on Wednesday. So far the majority has managed to surpass the lowered expectations for this quarterly earnings se...