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.