The week ahead
Today
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Federal holiday. U.S. stock and bond markets closed.
National Retail Federation annual convention in New York.
Tuesday
Securities and Exchange Commission meets to propose new rules on reporting of executive compensation.
IBM, Intel, Yahoo release quarterly reports.
Economic indicators: December industrial production.
Wednesday
Council on Foreign Relations forum on China’s high-tech challenge.
AMR, Apple, eBay, J.P. Morgan, Southwest Airlines issue quarterly reports.
Economic indicators: December consumer prices.
Thursday
Senate Commerce Committee hearings on broadcast decency and Internet pornography.
Brookings Institution forum on housing affordability.
FDIC forum on risks to the economy.
Capitol One, Merrill Lynch, Motorola and SLM issue quarterly reports.
Economic indicators: December housing starts.
Friday
Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker speech on 2006 economic outlook.
Citigroup and General Electric issue quarterly reports.
American Enterprise Institute forum on health care reform.