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Business events scheduled for the coming week

226 days ago

By The Associated Press

MONDAY, Oct. 8

WASHINGTON _ Bond markets closed for Columbus Day. U.S. stock market is open.

BERLIN _ Germany releases industrial production figures for August.

TUESDAY, Oct. 9

Alcoa Inc. reports quarterly financial results.

Yum Brands Inc. reports quarterly financial results.

BRUSSELS _ European Central Bank head Mario Draghi speaks to European Parliament in Brussels.

LUXEMBOURG _ European Union finance ministers meet to assess the budgetary situation in Portugal and address the challenges of the European financial crisis.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for August, 10 a.m.; Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for August, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

THURSDAY, Oct. 11

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for August, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for the fiscal year 2012, 2 p.m.

Safeway Inc. reports quarterly financial results.

FRIDAY, Oct. 12

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for September, 8:30 a.m.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reports quarterly financial results.

Wells Fargo & Co. reports quarterly financial results.

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