The week ahead
Today
- Columbus Day celebrated. Most banks closed, most financial markets open.
Tuesday
- Gannett, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, SunTrust Banks, Intel issue quarterly reports.
Wednesday
- SEC meets to consider market manipulation rules.
Thursday
- Federal Communications Commission meets to consider new rules on broadband service over power lines and to small businesses.
- Bank of America, Citigroup, General Motors, Southwest Airlines, Sun Microsystems issue quarterly reports.
- Economic indicators: August trade balance.
Friday
- Economic indicators: September producer prices, retail sales and industrial production, October consumer sentiment.