Business events, economic reports for the coming week

Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):

SUNDAY, April 20

HOUSTON — Halliburton Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

MONDAY, April 21

WASHINGTON — Treasury bill auction.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

NATICK, Mass. — Boston Scientific Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly & Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

MCLEAN, Va. — Gannett Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. — Hanesbrands Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Hasbro Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Lee Enterprises Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Mattel Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Merck & Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

DALLAS — Texas Instruments Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

TUESDAY, April 22

WASHINGTON — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox testifies on the role of credit rating agencies in the current credit problems before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

WASHINGTON — Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the future of the Internet.

WASHINGTON — House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on contaminated heparin from China. Witnesses include the Food and Drug Administration's commissioner, Andrew C. von Eschenbach.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — AK Steel Holding Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

SAN ANTONIO — AT&T Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

CHICAGO — CME Group Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

WILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

FOREST HILLS, N.Y. — JetBlue Airways Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

DALLAS — Kimberly-Clark Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

BETHESDA, Md. — Lockheed Martin Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — UAL Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

MINNETONKA, Minn. — UnitedHealth Group Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Western Union Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

MADISON, Wis. — Wyeth releases first-quarter financial results.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

WEDNESDAY, April 23

WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for March, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee oversight hearing on Federal Aviation Administration safety programs in the wake Southwest Airlines Co.'s confirmation that it had missed required inspections of some planes for cracks.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Allstate Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Ambac Financial Group Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

CHESTERBROOK, Pa. — AmeriSourceBergen Corp. releases second-quarter financial results.

ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch Cos. releases first-quarter financial results.

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Idec Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

CHICAGO — Boeing Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

HOPKINGTON, Mass. — EMC Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW ORLEANS — Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — General Dynamics Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

EAGAN, Minn. — Northwest Airlines Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Pulte Homes Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. releases second-quarter financial results.

KENILWORTH, N.J. — Schering-Plough Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

ATLANTA — United Parcel Service Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

INDIANAPOLIS — WellPoint Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

THURSDAY, April 24

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for March, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department reports on new home sales for March, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.

WASHINGTON — Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on international debt relief efforts.

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the Delta-Northwest airlines merger.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. credit markets.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Aetna Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Altria Group Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — American Express Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — American Electric Power Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Amgen Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AutoNation Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

HOUSTON — ConocoPhillips releases first-quarter financial results.

MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

CINCINNATI — E.W. Scripps Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Juniper Networks Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. releases third-quarter financial results.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Motorola Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

ATLANTA — Newell Rubbermaid Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

LOS ANGELES — Occidental Petroleum Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

WALTHAM, Mass. — Raytheon Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. releases first-quarter financial results.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Travelers Cos. Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.

TEMPE, Ariz. — US Airways Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.

FRIDAY, April 25

AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. releases first-quarter financial results.

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.