Summer's newsiest week | Stock picks for earnings season | Retail bankruptcies mount

The week ahead may be one of the newsiest and most critical weeks of the summer.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE SAT, JUL 25, 2020 WEEKEND BRIEF EDITOR'S NOTE Brace for a week of revelations.   In this edition of Weekend Brief, CNBC's Patti Domm writes that next week will likely be the newsiest of the summer.   We'll learn just how hard the economy crashed as second quarter gross domestic product numbers are released, and we'll see just how far corporate earnings fell as a slew of companies report second-quarter results.   We'll also hear the Federal Reserve's latest thinking on the economy, and see what Senate Republicans are willing to do to keep the recovery going as they unveil their proposed stimulus package.   "What the package looks like will be a huge deal," said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Advisory Group. "There's a clear understanding of how much the economy has leaned on the crutch of government stimulus, both fiscally and monetarily."   For CNBC Pro subscribers, we offer some great insights into the ongoing earnings season. CNBC's Yun Li put together a list of five companies that almost always beat Wall Street earnings expectations. And CNBC's Michael Bloom also put together a list of stocks to buy into earnings, including Procter & Gamble and Dollar General.   Finally, CNBC's Fred Imbert profiles a money manager with a more than 57% return for 2020. More astonishing is the way he did it, rotating between U.S. Treasurys and just one market sector.   Thanks for reading Weekend Brief.  Email your thoughts to EveningBrief@nbcuni.com or follow me on Twitter @tellittoal.   Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world. Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal THE WEEK AHEAD Here comes one of the newsiest and most critical weeks of the summer for markets   YOUR WEEKEND BRIEFING  This fund is killing it this year with a strategy that tracks bonds and just one market sector These retailers filed for bankruptcy in 2020 Stocks like Procter & Gamble and Dollar General have 'earnings power' analysts say 'We're hurting' — these Americans are losing $600 of weekly unemployment but still can't find work These five companies reporting earnings next week almost always beat Street expectations Everybody wants a piece of TikTok, but ByteDance is wise to hold on It's not just testing — coronavirus spike can't be attributed to expanded testing capacity, data shows Why Elon Musk's autonomous driving ideas don't worry insurers     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS