This Week’s Datebook
Tuesday
* Korn/Ferry International releases first-quarter earnings.
Wednesday
* Federal Reserve releases its “beige book,” a survey of regional economic conditions, and reports on consumer credit for July.
* Sentencing of Frank Quattrone, the former Credit Suisse First Boston investment banker convicted of obstructing a federal probe of initial public stock offerings.
Thursday
* Labor Department reports on weekly unemployment claims.
* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.
* National Semiconductor Corp. releases first-quarter earnings.
Friday
* Commerce Department reports on international trade for July.
* Labor Department reports on producer price index for August.