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.