This Week’s Datebook
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Here are the key business events and economic events scheduled for the week.
Today:
* National Assn. of Realtors reports on existing-home sales for September.
* Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for September.
* Treasury bill auction.
* Procter & Gamble Co. releases first-quarter earnings.
* American Express Co. releases third-quarter earnings.
Tuesday:
* Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss interest rates.
* Commerce Department reports on durable-goods orders for September.
* The Conference Board reports on consumer confidence for October.
* Avon Products Co., BP, Lockheed Martin Corp., RJR Tobacco Holdings Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. release third-quarter earnings.
Wednesday:
* Boeing Co., ConocoPhillips, Halliburton Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. release third-quarter earnings.
Thursday:
* Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product.
* Labor Department reports on employment cost index, and weekly jobless claims.
* Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.
* Treasury Secretary John W. Snow testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
* Aetna Inc., Comcast Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. release third-quarter earnings.
Friday:
* Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for September.
* House Ways and Means Committee hearing on China’s role in the global economy and its progress in meeting new trade commitments.
* ChevronTexaco Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.
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