By Times Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2004
TODAY: Commerce Department reports new home sales for August; sentencing of former Rite Aid Corp. vice chairman Franklin Brown in accounting scandal case.
TUESDAY: The Conference Board releases monthly survey on consumer confidence.
WEDNESDAY: BevExpo 2004, the U.S. beverage industry's biennial trade show, convenes at the Tampa Convention Center for three days; Commerce Department reports second quarter gross domestic product.
THURSDAY: Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for August.
FRIDAY: Automakers announce their sales figures for September.