This Week’s Datebook

Today

* Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for August.

* Treasury bill auction.

* Sentencing of former Rite Aid Corp. Vice Chairman Franklin Brown in accounting case.

* Walgreen releases quarterly earnings.

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Tuesday

* Conference Board releases results of its monthly survey on consumer confidence.

* Pepsi Bottling Group releases quarterly earnings.

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Wednesday

* Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product, second quarter, final.

* International Monetary Fund releases its World Economic Outlook

* American Greetings Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. release quarterly earnings.

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Thursday

* A European court holds hearing on Microsoft’s appeal in its antitrust case.

* President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) hold their first presidential debate.

* Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for August.

* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless benefit claims.

* Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.

* Family Dollar Stores Inc., PepsiCo and Research in Motion release quarterly earnings.

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Friday

* Automakers announce sales figures for September.

* Institute for Supply Management reports on activity in the industrial economy during September.

* Group of 7 finance ministers meet in Washington.

* University of Michigan reports on consumer sentiment.

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Saturday

* Annual meeting of World Bank and International Monetary Fund, through Sunday.