Today

American Chemical Society hosts annual meeting at the Washington Convention Center.

Tuesday

Government releases annual report on income, poverty and health insurance.

AFL-CIO releases Labor Day poll on attitude of American workers.

Department of Agriculture hosts forum on safety of biotech-enhanced foods.

Economic indicators: July factory orders, August consumer confidence.

Wednesday

National Institutes of Health hosts forum on paying participants in clinical trials.

Economic indicators: Q2 GDP.

Thursday

First day that East Coast residents can request free copies of their credit report from national credit bureaus, at www.annualcreditreport.com.

Heritage Foundation hosts forum on the state of unions.

Economic indicators: July personal income and spending, August ISM manufacturing and vehicle sales.

Friday

Economic indicators: August payrolls and unemployment.