Business events scheduled for the coming week

Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week

• By The Associated Press
• On 5:39 pm EDT, Friday October 30, 2009

MONDAY, Nov. 2

NEW YORK -- The Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for October, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for September, 10 a.m; Commerce Department releases construction spending for September, 10 a.m.

HOUSTON -- Sentencing date for former Enron Corp. executive Kevin Howard who could receive up to 12 months of home confinement.

NEW YORK -- Deconstruction scheduled to resume of former Deutsche Bank building, heavily damaged on Sept. 11.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Anadarko Petroleum Corp. releases third-quarter results.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Clorox Co. releases third-quarter results.

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. releases third-quarter results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Humana Inc. releases third-quarter results.

TUESDAY, Nov. 3

DETROIT -- Major automakers report U.S. auto sales for October.

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department releases factory orders for September, 10 a.m.; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on small businesses and health costs; first day of Federal Open Market Committee rate-setting meeting.

DECATUR, Ill. -- Archer Daniels Midland Co. releases first-quarter results.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Cablevision Systems Corp. releases third-quarter results.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Kraft Foods Inc. releases third-quarter results.

HOUSTON -- Marathon Oil Corp. releases third-quarter results.

PURCHASE, N.Y. -- MasterCard Inc. releases third-quarter results.

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Medco Health Solutions Inc. releases third-quarter results.

MIAMI -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- Viacom Inc. releases third-quarter results.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4

NEW YORK -- The Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for October, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Federal Open Market Committee rate-setting meeting; announcement expected at 2:15 p.m.; House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on swine flu; House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on climate change.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Allstate Corp. releases third-quarter results.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems Inc. releases first-quarter results.

PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. releases third-quarter results.

DETROIT -- GMAC Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- Marsh & McLennan Cos. releases third-quarter results.

DENVER -- Molson Coors Brewing Co. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- News Corp. releases first-quarter results.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Prudential Financial Inc. releases third-quarter results.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Pulte Homes Inc. releases third-quarter results.

SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm Inc. releases fourth-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- Time Warner Inc. releases third-quarter results.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market Inc. releases fourth-quarter results.

THURSDAY, Nov. 5

NEW YORK -- Retailers report sales results.

WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases third-quarter productivity, 8:30 a.m.; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on business formation and financial crime; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision Blizzard Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- CBS Corp. releases third-quarter results.

PHILADELPHIA -- Cigna Corp. releases third-quarter results.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Corp. releases third-quarter results.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- DirecTV Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

HOUSTON -- Dynegy Inc. releases third-quarter results.

CINCINNATI -- E.W. Scripps Co. releases third-quarter results.

LAS VEGAS -- MGM Mirage Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee Corp. releases first-quarter results.

SEATTLE -- Starbucks Corp. releases fourth-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- Thomson Reuters Corp. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK -- Time Warner Cable Inc. releases third-quarter results.

ATLANTA -- Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

FRIDAY, Nov. 6

WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases employment data for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for September, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for September, 3 p.m.

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