May 29-June 4
Today
* Memorial Day. U.S. financial markets are closed.
Tuesday
* The Conference Board reports its monthly consumer confidence index.
* Quarterly earnings report expected from Albertsons Inc.
Wednesday
* Quarterly earnings report expected from Costco Wholesale Corp.
Thursday
* The Labor Department reports on productivity and costs for the first quarter.
* The Commerce Department reports on construction spending for April.
* The Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the manufacturing sector in May.
* The nation’s largest retailers announce their sales figures for May.
* Automakers release their sales figures for May.
* Oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries hold their spring meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, to discuss production quotas.
Friday
* The Labor Department reports on employment for May.
* The Commerce Department reports on April factory orders.