This week

By Times Staff Writer
Published November 14, 2005

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TODAY: Scripps/Oxford International Biotechnology conference, Palm Beach; Wal-Mart Group, American International Group and Lowe's release third-quarter earnings.

TUESDAY: 2005 Pinellas County Workforce Housing Summit on "workforce housing"; Labor Department reports on producer price index for October; Commerce Department reports on retail sales for October; Home Depot and J.C. Penney release third-quarter earnings.

WEDNESDAY: Labor Department reports on consumer price index for October; Commerce Department reports on business inventories for September.

THURSDAY: Commerce Department reports on housing starts for October; Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims; Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for October;Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates; Walt Disney releases quarterly earnings.

FRIDAY: Commission on the Future of Space and Aeronautics in Florida meets in Orlando.