Today

Hartford Financial Services Group, Kraft Foods, and Verizon are scheduled to release their second-quarter earnings.

Tomorrow

Viacom is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings.

The Conference Board is scheduled to release its July Consumer Confidence Index.

Wednesday

Oppenheimer Holdings, Pfizer Ltd., Prudential Financial Inc., and Siemens AG are scheduled to release their second-quarter earnings.

New York Building Congress hosts a breakfast with the city’s deputy mayor for economic development Robert Lieber, between 8 and 9:30 a.m. at Hilton New York, 1335 Sixth Ave. Prices vary. Contact: 212-481-9230

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce hosts a business basics seminar between 1 and 2:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Business Solutions Center, 9 Bond St. Free. Contact: 718-246-5219, extension 2021

iBreakfast hosts a panel on pitching Web start-ups to venture capital firms between 6:15 and 8:30 p.m. at Fulbright & Jaworski LLC, 666 Fifth Ave. Prices vary. Contact: 212-624-9110

Thursday

AstraZeneca PLC, Deutsche Bank, ExxonMobil Corp., and Aetna Inc. are scheduled to release their second-quarter earnings.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release its advance estimate of gross domestic product for the second quarter.

The Department of Labor is scheduled to release its weekly jobless claims report.

Business Network International Wall Street hosts a networking breakfast between 7 and 8:30 a.m. at Georges & Sons Restaurant, 89 Greenwich St. The cost is $19. Contact: 212-661-4590

The Lower Manhattan Business Solution Center hosts the second part of “Promotional Tools and Techniques” between 9 a.m. and noon at 79 John St. Free. Contact: 212-618-8914

The Foundation for Accounting Education hosts an ethics conference between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 E. 42nd St. Prices vary. Contact: 800-537-3635

Friday

Chevron is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings.

The Department of Labor is scheduled to release its monthly employment situation report.