This week

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 23, 2006

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TODAY: Treasury bill auction; Conference Board reports its monthly Leading Economic Indicators Index; Ford Motor Co. expected to make a restructuring announcement, including major job cuts and plant closings; American Express Co., Bank of America Corp., ETrade Financial Corp. and Ford Motor Co. report earnings.

TUESDAY: Cingular Wireless LLC, CSX Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., McDonald's Corp. and New York Times Co. report earnings.

WEDNESDAY: National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for December; Ameritrade Holding Corp., BellSouth Corp. and Xerox Corp. report earnings.

THURSDAY: Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for December; AT&T Inc., Dow Jones & Co., General Motors Corp., Honeywell International Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp., Media General Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. report earnings.

FRIDAY: Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product, fourth quarter, advance; Commerce Department reports on new home sales for December; Gannett Co., Chevron Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. report earnings.