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* Today, hearings open in federal court in Washington on a request by several states for tougher antitrust sanctions against Microsoft Corp.
* Oral arguments will be presented before the Supreme Court on whether the Securities and Exchange Commission can recover ill-gotten gains from brokers who defraud customers.
* San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co. celebrates its 150th anniversary. The bank, cobbled together through more than 2,000 deals, now has roughly 5,400 branches in 23 states. With $308billion in assets, Wells is the largest bank with headquarters west of the Mississippi.
* Tuesday, the Commerce Department reports on January trade figures.
* Wednesday, the Commerce Department reports on February housing starts.
* Thursday, the Labor Department reports on February’s consumer price index.
* The Conference Board issues its index of leading economic indicators for February.
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