Upcoming business events and economic reports
Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):
MONDAY, Sept. 15
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve releases industrial production for August, 9:15 a.m., weekly Treasury auction.
LOS ANGELES -- Arraignment of former UCLA medical center employee Lawanda Jackson on federal charge of selling private info to media.
TUESDAY, Sept. 16
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for 8:30 a.m.; FOMC meeting, announcement expected at 2:15 p.m.; House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on DHL's plans to switch to UPS cargo delivery; Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on electric vehicles, speculative investment in energy markets; House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the digital television transition; House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on proposed changes to the federal law governing the mortgage settlement process.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Inc. releases third-quarter financial results.
RICHFIELD, Minn. -- Best Buy Co. releases second-quarter financial results.
NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. releases third-quarter financial results.
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. releases second-quarter financial results.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jury trial set to begin against former McAfee general counsel Kent Roberts over stock options backdating.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17
WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department releases housing starts for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases current account trade balance for second quarter, 8:30 a.m.; House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing on alleged regulatory lapses in the certification and manufacture of the Eclipse 500 personal jet; House Financial Services Committee hearing on the mortgage industry's response to a request to delay foreclosures; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on 401(k) plans.
MINNEAPOLIS -- General Mills Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.
NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley releases third-quarter financial results.
WAUKON, Iowa -- Initial appearance for Agriprocessors owner and four top managers facing child labor law violations.
THURSDAY, Sept. 18
WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates; Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on bus safety; House Financial Services Committee hearing on auction rate securities markets.
NEW YORK -- The Conference Board releases leading indicators for August, 10 a.m.
DORAL, Fla. -- Carnival Corp. releases third-quarter financial results.
OMAHA, Neb. -- ConAgra Foods Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.
NEW YORK -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. releases third-quarter financial results.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Oracle Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.
LOS ANGELES -- Votes due on SAG election of new board members. Outcome will have big impact on stalled contract talks.
FRIDAY, Sept. 19
PHILADELPHIA -- Edward Anderton, who along with his former girlfriend Jocelyn Kirsch pleaded guilty to identity theft charges for funding a lavish, jet-setting lifestyle with stolen credit cards and forged identities, will be sentenced in federal court. 