The week ahead

Today

* President Bush delivers proposed 2008 budget to Congress.

* Treasury bill auction.

* Quarterly earnings reports due from Anadarko Petroleum, Humana, Las Vegas Sands and Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Tuesday

* Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke delivers keynote speech at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting.

* Quarterly earnings reports due from Cisco Systems, McClatchy, Avon Products, Duke Energy, Tyco International and Wm. Wrigley Jr.

Wednesday

* Labor Department issues preliminary reports on productivity and costs for the fourth quarter of 2006.

* Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for December.

* Quarterly earnings reports due from Walt Disney, DirecTV Group, Cigna, Electronic Data Systems, News Corp., Prudential Financial, Sara Lee and Whirlpool.

Thursday

* The nation’s largest retailers announce their sales figures for January.

* Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.

* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.

* Quarterly earnings reports due from Broadcom, Gateway, Napster, Aetna, Belo, Level 3 Communications, Marriott International, PepsiCo, Qwest Communications International, Reynolds American, Tribune, Warner Music Group and Waste Management.

Friday

* Quarterly earnings reports due from Hasbro, MasterCard and Weyerhaeuser.