This Week’s Datebook
Today
* Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing report for February.
* Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for January, and on construction spending for January.
* Treasury bill auction.
Tuesday
* Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks to the Economics Club of New York.
* Senate Banking Committee holds hearing on mutual fund scandal.
* Automakers report sales for February.
* Biogen Idec Inc. and Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. are among those reporting fourth-quarter earnings.
Wednesday
* Walt Disney Co. holds annual meeting in Philadelphia.
* House Financial Services panel holds hearing on executive stock options.
* House Resources panel holds hearing on outsourcing jobs overseas.
* Federal Reserve releases “beige book,” its survey of regional economic conditions.
* Saks Inc. and Toys R Us Inc. are among those reporting fourth-quarter earnings. Costco Wholesale Corp. reports fiscal second-quarter earnings.
Thursday
* President Bush hosts forum on economy in Bakersfield.
* EchoStar Communications Corp. Chairman Charles Ergen addresses Progress and Freedom Foundation in Washington.
* Retailers report sales for February.
* Labor Department reports on productivity and costs, fourth-quarter, revised, and weekly jobless claims.
* Commerce Department reports on factory orders for January.
* Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.
* Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. and Staples Inc. are among those reporting fourth-quarter earnings.
Friday
* President Bush meets with Mexican President Vicente Fox in Texas.
* Brookings Institution hosts forum on energy policy.
* Cato Institute hosts forum on manufacturing competitiveness.
* Labor Department reports on employment for February.
* Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for January.