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Oracle, Discover and Tiffany are all expected to report year-over-year growth for their most recent quarters this week. Meanwhile, many will be looking for an updated snapshot of the housing market, with three sets of real-estate data coming out.

Many of America's best-known retailers, including Walmart, Home Depot and JCPenney, will be stepping into the earnings spotlight this week. Their reports come on the heels of disappointing January retail sales numbers from the Commerce Department.

Jeweler Zale Corp. (ZLC) reported a loss from continuing operations of $3.03 per share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with a loss of $1.87 per share a year earlier. The results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 included a charge to interest expense of $46 million. This resulted from...

Zale Corp., which runs jewelry retailers Zales and Gordon's, has struck a financing deal for some relief from its suffocating debt load. But despite some improvements in Zale's operations, investors may want to wait on its stock.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) reported quarterly results Monday after the bell. There were few surprises, because the company had pre-announced them last week when it acquired 3Com, so the 14% profit rise boosted by China sales and better profit margins was mostly expected. However, H-P also announced it...