The Week Ahead

Today

* Treasury Secretary John W. Snow speaks at the National Press Club.

* Treasury bill auction.

* Trial begins for Larry Stewart, a Secret Service ink expert accused of lying on the witness stand while testifying for the government at Martha Stewart’s trial.

* Jury selection begins in the first Enron Corp. criminal trial. Four former Merrill Lynch & Co. executives and two former mid-level Enron executives are charged with conspiracy.

* Senate Special Committee on Aging holds hearing on older Americans in the workplace

* KB Home and Nike Inc. release quarterly earnings.

Tuesday

* Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss interest rates.

* Commerce Department reports on housing starts for August.

* Start of the trial in the government’s racketeering case against the tobacco industry.

* General Mills Inc., Goldman Sachs Group and Lehman Bros. Holdings release quarterly earnings.

Wednesday

* Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on insurance industry regulation.

* House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing on expansion of trade preferences for Haiti.

* ConAgra Foods Inc., FedEx Corp., Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley release quarterly earnings.

Thursday

* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.

* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.

* House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the use of antidepressant drugs for children.

* The Conference Board releases its index of leading economic indicators for August.

* Federal Trade Commission ends symposium on competition and consumer protection.

* Rite Aid Corp. releases quarterly earnings.

Friday

* Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for August.

* National Assn. of Realtors reports on existing-home sales for August.