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Business Events for Coming Week
(AP)
Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):

MONDAY, Oct. 30

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for September, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury bill auction, 2 p.m.
NEW YORK - Sentencing of former Computer Associates CEO Sanjay Kumar, who pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, securities fraud.

SAN ANTONIO - Clear Channel Communications Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Humana Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - MetLife Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

TUESDAY, Oct. 31

WASHINGTON - Labor Department reports on employment cost index, third quarter, 8:30 a.m.
NEW YORK - Conference Board reports its monthly Consumer Confidence Index.

COLUMBUS - American Electric Power Co. releases third-quarter earnings.

DECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. releases first-quarter earnings.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Biogen Idec Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

ST. LOUIS - Charter Communications Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

DENVER - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

GLENDALE, Calif. - DreamWorks Animation releases third-quarter earnings.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - IAC/InteractiveCorp releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - Loews Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

SAN FRANCISCO - McKesson Corp. releases second-quarter earnings.

GOLDEN, Colo. - Molson Coors Brewing Co. releases third-quarter earnings.

CINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble Co. releases first-quarter earnings.

DENVER - Qwest Communications International Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

MIAMI - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. releases third-quarter earnings.

ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, Ill. - UAL Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

PITTSBURGH - United States Steel Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

SAN ANTONIO - Valero Energy Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Visteon Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

HOLMDEL, N.J. - Vonage Holdings Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1

NEW YORK - The Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the manufacturing economy during October.

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department reports on construction spending for September, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at an economic conference.

DETROIT - Automakers release their sales figures for October.
DES MOINES, Iowa - AmerUs Group Co. releases third-quarter earnings.

MIAMI - Burger King Holdings Inc. releases first-quarter earnings.

PHILADELPHIA - Cigna Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

PLANO, Texas - Electronic Data Systems Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas Sands Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - Marsh & McLennan Cos. releases third-quarter earnings.

PURCHASE, N.Y. - MasterCard Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

DENVER - Newmont Mining Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEWARK, N.J. - Prudential Financial Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

THURSDAY, Nov. 2

The nation's largest retailers announce their sales figures for October.
WASHINGTON - Labor Department reports on productivity and costs, third quarter, preliminary, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department reports on factory orders for September, 10 a.m. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.

NEW YORK - Sentencing of former Computer Associates sales executive Stephen Richards.

DALLAS - Blockbuster Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Caremark Rx Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK - CBS Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Electronic Arts Inc. releases second-quarter earnings.

IRVINE, Calif. - Gateway Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - International Paper Co. releases third-quarter earnings.

LAS VEGAS - MGM Mirage releases third-quarter earnings.

CHICAGO - Morningstar Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

LOS ANGELES - Univision Communications Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

FRIDAY, Nov. 3

WASHINGTON - Labor Department reports on employment for October, 8:30 a.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Corp. releases third-quarter earnings.

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - Medco Health Solutions Inc. releases third-quarter earnings.

WASHINGTON - Washington Post Co. releases third-quarter earnings