The Week Ahead
Today
* The Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss interest rates.
Tuesday
* The Conference Board reports its monthly consumer confidence index.
* The Federal Open Market Committee continues its meeting on interest rates.
Thursday
* The Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product for the fourth quarter.
Friday
* The Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending and factory orders for February.
* Guidant Corp. shareholders vote on a $27.2-billion acquisition by Boston Scientific Corp.
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