Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week

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

MONDAY, July 2

NEW YORK _ The Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the manufacturing economy for June, 10 a.m.; Treasury bill auction, 2 p.m.

AKRON, Ohio _ Arraignment of Mark Lay, the head of a money management firm that lost $215 million in a state investment on behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, on fraud charge.

TUESDAY, July 3

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department reports on factory orders for May, 10 a.m.

DETROIT _ Automakers release their sales figures for June.

WEDNESDAY, July 4

KANO, Nigeria _ Trial expected to begin in criminal case northern Nigerian authorities have filed against U.S. drug company Pfizer Inc., accusing it of conducting drug experiments that led to deaths and disabilities among children more than decade ago.

THURSDAY, July 5

NEW YORK _ The Institute for Supply Management issues its report on activity in the non-manufacturing economy for June, 10 a.m.

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

FRIDAY, July 6

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department reports on employment for June, 8:30 a.m.