posted by 4x-news on Sep 1

AP) - Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): MONDAY, Sept. 3

Labor Day. U.S. financial markets are closed.

TUESDAY, Sept. 4

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on construction spending for July; Treasury bill auction.

NEW YORK — The Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the manufacturing economy for August.

DETROIT — Automakers release their sales figures for August.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases survey of regional economic conditions, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, Sept. 6

NEW YORK — The nation’s largest retailers announce their sales figures for August.

NEW YORK — The Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the non-manufacturing economy for August.

WASHINGTON — Labor Department reports on productivity and costs, second quarter, revised; Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.

CAMDEN, N.J. — Campbell Soup Co. reports fourth-quarter financial results.

RED BANK, N.J. — Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. reports third-quarter financial results.

SAN DIEGO — SAIC Inc. reports second-quarter financial results.

FRIDAY, Sept. 7

WASHINGTON — Labor Department reports on employment for August.

MONDAY, Sept. 10

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for July.

TUESDAY, Sept. 11

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on international trade for July.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12

Nothing scheduled.

THURSDAY, Sept. 13

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims; Treasury Department issues budget statement for August; Freddie Mac issues weekly mortgage rate report.

FRIDAY, Sept. 14

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department issues retail sales for August, current account for second quarter, business inventories for August; Federal Reserve issues industrial production for August;

DETROIT — United Auto Workers’ national contracts with the Detroit Three domestic automakers expire.

MONDAY, Sept. 17

WASHINGTON — Treasury auction.

TUESDAY, Sept. 18

WASHINGTON — Labor Department issues Producer Price Index for August.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve meets to set interest rate policy; announcement expected around 2:15 p.m.

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. reports second-quarter earnings.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19

WASHINGTON — Labor Department issues Consumer Price Index for August; Commerce Department releases housing starts for August.

THURSDAY, Sept. 20

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims; Freddie Mac issues weekly mortgage rate report.

NEW YORK — Conference Board reports its monthly Leading Economic Indicators Index, 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, Sept. 21

Nothing scheduled.

MONDAY, Sept. 24

WASHINGTON — Treasury auction.

TUESDAY, Sept. 25

WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releasese existing home sales for August.

NEW YORK — Conference Board reports its monthly Consumer Confidence Index, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on durable goods for August.

THURSDAY, Sept. 27

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product for second quarter, new home sales for August; Labor Department reports weekly jobless claims; Freddie Mac issues weekly report on mortgage rates.

FRIDAY, Sept. 28

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending, construction spending for August.