THIS WEEK

Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):

MONDAY

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for February; Treasury bill auction.

PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa releases first-quarter financial results.

TUESDAY

SAN FRANCISCO -- Levi Strauss & Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

WEDNESDAY

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at an event on financial literacy.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Circuit City Stores releases fourth-quarter financial results.

THURSDAY

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on international trade for February; Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims; Treasury reports on the federal budget for March; Freddie Mac Reports on mortgage rates.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gives a speech on global financial issues to the World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond.

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

FRIDAY

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- General Electric Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

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