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Business briefcase

This week

By Times Staff Writer
Published August 1, 2005


TODAY: Commerce Department reports on construction spending for June; the Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the manufacturing economy during July; Humana Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. release earnings.

TUESDAY: Commerce Department reports on personal income and spending for June; Commerce Department reports on factory orders for June; automakers release sales figures for July; Comcast Corp., Qwest Communications International Inc., Tyco International Ltd. and IAC/InterActiveCorp report earnings.

WEDNESDAY: Treasury expected to announce whether it will bring back the 30-year Treasury bond; the Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the service economy during July; Time Warner Inc., CVS Corp, Napster Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. among those releasing earnings.

THURSDAY: Aerosonic Corp. holds its annual meeting in Tampa; the nation's largest retailers announce their sales figures for July; Chiquita Brands International Inc., Gateway Inc., Pixar Animation Studios, Sara Lee Corp. and Viacom Inc. report earnings.

FRIDAY: Labor Department reports on employment for July; Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for June; the Washington Post Co. releases earnings; sentencing for former WorldCom accountants Betty Vinson and Troy Normand.

[Last modified July 29, 2005, 21:17:03]


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