This Week’s Datebook

Today

* U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick meets the new European Union trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, in Paris.

* Circuit City Stores Inc. and Navistar International Corp. release quarterly earnings.

Tuesday

* Kroger Co. and Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. release quarterly earnings.

* Labor Department reports on third-quarter productivity and costs.

* Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for October.

Wednesday

* AutoZone Inc. releases quarterly earnings.

* National Commission on Energy Policy issues a bipartisan report proposing a strategy for meeting national energy challenges.

Thursday

* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.

* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.

* Costco Wholesale Corp. and National Semiconductor Corp. release quarterly earnings.

Friday

* Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets in Cairo to discuss oil supply targets.

* Labor Department reports on producer price index for November.

* University of Michigan issues its index measuring consumer sentiment for December.