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.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS