The week ahead

Today

  • Economic indicators: September personal income and spending, October ISM manufacturing index.

Wednesday

  • Securities Industry Assn. opens three-day annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Speakers include SEC Chairman William Donaldson and Fed Governor Susan Bies.
  • EDS, News Corp., Time Warner issue quarterly reports.
  • Economic indicators: September factory orders, October vehicle sales.

Thursday

  • American Enterprise Institute is host to seminar on the current-account deficit and the dollar.
  • International Monetary Fund opens two-day research conference.
  • CVS, Qwest, MCI, XM Satellite Radio release quarterly reports.
  • Economic indicators: Q3 productivity.

Friday

  • Economic indicators: October unemployment and payrolls.