The week ahead at a glance

TODAY

→ Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for February.

→ Treasury auction.

→ Quarterly earnings report due from Borders Group.

TUESDAY

→ Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller releases January index of home prices.

→ Conference Board releases its consumer confidence index for March.

WEDNESDAY

→ Commerce Department releases factory orders for February.

→ Earnings reports due from Research in Motion and Rite Aid.

THURSDAY

→ Major automakers report U.S. sales for March.

→ Commerce Department releases construction spending.

→ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.

FRIDAY

→ Labor Department releases employment and unemployment data for March.

→ Stock markets closed in observance of Good Friday.