This Week’s Datebook
Here are the key business events and economic events for the week:
Monday
* Treasury bill auction.
* Jurors hear summations in the trial of two former top executives at Tyco International Ltd.
Tuesday
* Albertsons Inc. and Kroger Co. report fourth-quarter earnings.
Wednesday
* Commerce Department reports on international trade for January.
* Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reports fourth-quarter earnings.
Thursday
* Commerce Department reports on retail sales for February.
* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.
* Treasury reports on the federal budget for February.
* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.
* Borders Group Inc., Echostar Communications Corp. and El Paso Corp. report fourth-quarter earnings. Oracle Corp. reports third-quarter earnings.
Friday
* Commerce Department reports on current account, fourth quarter, and on business inventories for January.
* University of Michigan gives its preliminary read on March consumer sentiment.