The Week Ahead

Economic indicators:
Sunday, April 16, 2006

April 17-21, 2006

17Monday

Deadline for filing federal taxes in most states, including Virginia.

President Bush participates in competitiveness forum in Sterling.

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in employment law case.

World Health Care Congress opens at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Citigroup issues quarterly report.

18Tuesday

Deadline for filing federal taxes in Maryland and the District.

Bush speaks on competitiveness at middle school in Rockville.

Families USA hosts forum on Mass. health insurance initiative at National Press Club.

IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola and Yahoo issue quarterly reports.

Economic indicators: March producer price index.

19Wednesday

Bush speaks on competitiveness at Tuskegee University in Alabama.

Vice President Cheney presents Malcolm Baldrige National Quality award.

Apple, General Dynamics, Intel and NYSE Group issue quarterly reports.

Economic indicators: March CPI.

20Thursday

Bush meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House.

Security and Exchange Commission advisory panel on small business meets to approve final report on Sarbanes-Oxley rules.

Institute for International Economics hosts forum on reform of the International Monetary Fund.

Capital One, General Motors, Google, Marriott issue quarterly reports.

Economic indicators: March leading indicators.

21Friday

G7 finance ministers meet in Washington as prelude to weekend's World Bank-IMF annual meetings.

Bush speaks at competitiveness forum at Cisco facility in California.

American Enterprise Institute hosts forum on foreign investment.

Heritage Foundation hosts forum on defense and the economy.