Business events scheduled for the coming month

NEW YORK - The Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for October, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for September, 10 a.m; Commerce Department releases construction spending for September, 10 a.m.

HOUSTON - Sentencing date for former Enron Corp. executive Kevin Howard who could receive up to 12 months of home confinement.

NEW YORK - Deconstruction scheduled to resume of former Deutsche Bank building, heavily damaged on Sept. 11.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Anadarko Petroleum Corp. releases third-quarter results.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Clorox Co. releases third-quarter results.

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. releases third-quarter results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Humana Inc. releases third-quarter results.

TUESDAY, Nov. 3

DETROIT - Major automakers report U.S. auto sales for October.

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases factory orders for September, 10 a.m.; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on small businesses and health costs; first day of Federal Open Market Committee rate-setting meeting.

DECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. releases first-quarter results.

BETHPAGE, N.Y. - Cablevision Systems Corp. releases third-quarter results.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Kraft Foods Inc. releases third-quarter results.

HOUSTON - Marathon Oil Corp. releases third-quarter results.

PURCHASE, N.Y. - MasterCard Inc. releases third-quarter results.

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. - Medco Health Solutions Inc. releases third-quarter results.

MIAMI - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK - Viacom Inc. releases third-quarter results.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4

NEW YORK - The Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for October, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Federal Open Market Committee rate-setting meeting; announcement expected at 2:15 p.m.; House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on swine flu; House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on climate change.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Allstate Corp. releases third-quarter results.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc. releases first-quarter results.

PHILADELPHIA - Comcast Corp. releases third-quarter results.

DETROIT - GMAC Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK - Marsh & McLennan Cos. releases third-quarter results.

DENVER - Molson Coors Brewing Co. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK - News Corp. releases first-quarter results.

NEWARK, N.J. - Prudential Financial Inc. releases third-quarter results.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Pulte Homes Inc. releases third-quarter results.

SAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Inc. releases fourth-quarter results.

NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. releases third-quarter results.

AUSTIN, Texas - Whole Foods Market Inc. releases fourth-quarter results.

THURSDAY, Nov. 5

NEW YORK - Retailers report sales results.

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases third-quarter productivity, 8:30 a.m.; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on business formation and financial crime; Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the Employment Nondiscrimination Act; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Activision Blizzard Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK - CBS Corp. releases third-quarter results.

PHILADELPHIA - Cigna Corp. releases third-quarter results.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS Caremark Corp. releases third-quarter results.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - DirecTV Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

HOUSTON - Dynegy Inc. releases third-quarter results.

CINCINNATI - E.W. Scripps Co. releases third-quarter results.

LAS VEGAS - MGM Mirage Inc. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - Sara Lee Corp. releases first-quarter results.

SEATTLE - Starbucks Corp. releases fourth-quarter results.

NEW YORK - Thomson Reuters Corp. releases third-quarter results.

NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable Inc. releases third-quarter results.

ATLANTA - Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. releases third-quarter results.

FRIDAY, Nov. 6

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases employment data for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for September, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for September, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, Nov. 9

NEW YORK - Deadline for submitting a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.'s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.

TUESDAY, Nov. 10

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for September, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11

Veteran's Day, bond markets closed.

THURSDAY, Nov. 12

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for October, 2 p.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

FRIDAY, Nov. 13

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases international trade for September, 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY, Nov. 16

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases retail sales for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for September, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Nov. 17

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for October, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases money flows data for September, 9 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for October, 9:15 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for November, 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases housing starts for October, 8:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, Nov. 19

NEW YORK - The Conference Board releases leading indicators for October, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

MONDAY, Nov. 23

WASHINGTON - National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for September, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Nov. 24

NEW YORK - Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller releases its September and third-quarter index of home prices, 9 a.m.; the Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for November, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Commerce Department releases third-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Housing Finance Agency releases September and third-quarter home price index, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25

WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases durable goods for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases new home sales for October, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates; Federal Reserve releases minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meeting of Oct. 3-4.

THURSDAY, Nov. 26

Thanksgiving. Markets closed.

SUNDAY, Nov. 29

Date several airlines will add $10 surcharges on most of their tickets.