Aug 31 9:00 AM Case-Shiller 20-city Index Jun - 3.0% 3.5% 4.61% -
Aug 31 9:45 AM Chicago PMI Aug - 58.0 57.5 62.3 -
Aug 31 10:00 AM Consumer Confidence Aug - 49.5 50.0 50.40 -
Aug 31 2:00 PM Minutes of FOMC Meeting 08/10 - - - - -
========= Wall St loses ground after Obama comments ==========
* Obama said he and his economic team discussed additional steps to promote economic growth, including looking at tax cuts for businesses. Stocks had been trading lower prior to the comments and the losses picked up steam.