The Week Ahead
Today
* The Commerce Department reports personal income and spending for December.
* Trial begins for Enron Corp. founder Kenneth L. Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey K. Skilling.
* Quarterly earnings reports expected from Exxon Mobil Corp. and Mattel Inc.
Tuesday
* The Conference Board reports its monthly consumer confidence index.
* The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss interest rates on Chairman Alan Greenspan’s last day at the central bank.
* Quarterly earnings reports expected from Google Inc., Chiron Corp., Knight Ridder Inc. and Symantec Corp.
Wednesday
* The Commerce Department reports construction spending for December.
* Automakers release their sales figures for January.
* Quarterly earnings reports expected from Boeing Co., Time Warner Inc. and Tribune Co.
Thursday
* The Labor Department reports on productivity and costs for the fourth quarter.
* Quarterly earnings reports expected from Amazon.com Inc. and Comcast Corp.
Friday
* The Labor Department reports on employment for January.
* The Commerce Department reports on factory orders for December.
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