Reports: Weekly jobless claims, 7:30 a.m.; Housing starts for November, 7:30 a.m.; Current account trade deficit for third quarter, 7:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates.

Hearings: House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Espionage Act and the legal and constitutional questions raised by WikiLeaks.

Major earnings: FedEx Corp., General Mills Inc., Oracle Corp., Research in Motion Ltd.