This Week’s Datebook
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Here are the key business and economic events for the week.
Monday
* Presidents Day. Markets are closed. Congress in recess all week.
* President Bush travels to Tampa, Fla., for forum on the economy.
Tuesday
* Secretaries of Treasury, Commerce and Labor departments begin two-day tour of Washington and Oregon to promote economic policies.
* Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department open three-day forum on merger guidelines.
* Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for January.
* Treasury bill auction.
Wednesday
* Commerce Department reports on housing starts for January.
* Treasury reports on federal budget for January.
Thursday
* Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Nordstrom Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Target Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. release quarterly earnings reports.
* Labor Department reports on producer price index for January and on weekly jobless claims.
* Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.
* Conference Board reports on leading economic indicators for January.
Friday
* Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan addresses Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
* Labor Department reports on consumer price index for January.
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