March 29, 2024

Looking Ahead: Economic Reports This Week

CORPORATE EARNINGS Companies reporting results include Walgreen (Tuesday); Darden Restaurants (Wednesday).

IN THE U.S. The United Automobile Workers will start negotiations with Ford Motor on a new contract; President Obama will participate in a town hall meeting on the economy in Mountain View, Calif. (Monday).

Solyndra will seek permission in bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del., to auction its assets and hire lawyers to represent it in inquiries into its government-backed loan guarantee (Tuesday).

Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, will give a speech in Cleveland (Wednesday).

IN EUROPE Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in Berlin (Tuesday).

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