This Week’s Datebook
Here are the major business and economic events scheduled for the week.
Today
* Treasury bill auction.
* Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John W. Snow speak to the Credit Union National Assn.
* Campbell Soup Co. releases second-quarter earnings.
* Lowes Cos. reports fourth-quarter earnings.
* Fraud trial starts for Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his two sons.
Tuesday
* Conference Board releases the results of its monthly survey on consumer confidence.
* Fed Chairman Greenspan testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
* Treasury Secretary Snow meets with executives on Wall Street.
* Clear Channel Communications Inc. and Home Depot Inc. report fourth-quarter earnings.
* H & R Block Inc. and H.J. Heinz Co. release third-quarter earnings.
Wednesday
* National Assn. of Realtors reports on existing home sales for January.
* Fed Chairman Greenspan testifies on the economic outlook and other fiscal issues before the House Budget Committee.
* Senate Banking Committee opens two days of hearings on the mutual fund scandal.
Thursday
* President Bush speaks on the economy in Charlotte, N.C., and Louisville, Ky.
* House Commerce Committee holds a hearing on broadcast indecency.
* House Government Reform panel holds a hearing on telecom regulation.
* Commerce Department reports on durable-goods orders and new-home sales for January.
* Labor Department reports on weekly unemployment claims.
* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.
* Gap Inc., J.C. Penney Co. and Limited Brands release fourth-quarter earnings.
Friday
* Commerce Department preliminary report on gross domestic product, fourth quarter.
* Fed chief Greenspan speaks at Stanford University on economic policy.