This week

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 20, 2006

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TODAY: U.S. financial markets are closed in observance of Washington's Birthday.

TUESDAY: BioFlorida holds annual conference in West Palm Beach; Conference Board reports its monthly Leading Economic Indicators Index; Treasury bill auction; Clear Channel Communications Inc., Federated Department Stores Inc., Home Depot Inc., US Airways Group Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. report earnings.

WEDNESDAY: Labor Department reports on consumer price index for January; Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., OfficeMax Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Taser International Inc. release earnings.

THURSDAY: Syniverse Technologies, Kohl's Corp., Limited Brands Inc., and Nordstrom Inc. among those releasing earnings.

FRIDAY: Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for January.