Today

• House-Senate conference takes up corporate tax bill.
• Economic indicators: August factory orders.

Tuesday

• Atlantic Monthly has forum on college tuition increases at the National Press Club.

Wednesday

• House Financial Service panel has hearing on Fannie Mae.
• Federal Communications Commission has forum on broadband and education.

Thursday

• Joint Economic Committee has hearing on natural gas.
• Cato Institute has forum on trade, jobs and wages.
• AEI has forum on decline of European pharmaceutical industry.
• Corporate earnings season opens with reports from Alcoa, Marriott.

Friday

• General Electric releases quarterly report.
• Economic indicators: September payrolls and unemployment.