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Originally published Friday, August 31, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Business events scheduled for the coming week
MONDAY, Sept. 3
The Associated Press
MONDAY, Sept. 3
U.S. stock and bond market is closed for Labor Day.
TUESDAY, Sept. 4
WASHINGTON - Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for August, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for July, 10 a.m.
DETROIT - Automakers release vehicle sales for August.
Campbell Soup Co. reports quarterly financial results.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases second-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, Sept. 6
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for August, 10 a.m.
FRANKFURT, Germany - European Central Bank's governing council holds its monthly meeting to set interest rates for the eurozone.
BERLIN - Germany releases industrial orders figures for July.
FRIDAY, Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - Labor Department releases employment data for August, 8:30 a.m.
The Kroger Co. reports quarterly financial results.
BERLIN - Germany releases industrial production figures and export and import data for July.
VIENNA - German Chancellor Angela Merkel discusses the eurozone crisis with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and his deputy, Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger.











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