Business events scheduled for the coming month

THURSDAY, Nov. 1

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m. Eastern; Labor Department releases third-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for October, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for September, 10 a.m.

DETROIT _ Automakers release vehicle sales for October.

NEW YORK _ Selected chain retailers release October sales.

BERLIN _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny for talks on the eurozone.

FRIDAY, Nov. 2

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases employment data for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for September, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, Nov. 5

WASHINGTON _ Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for October, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Nov. 6

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

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7

WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for September, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, Nov. 8

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for September, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.;

FRIDAY, Nov. 9

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for September, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, Nov. 12

WASHINGTON _ Bond market closed for Veterans Day. U.S. stock markets are open.

TUESDAY, Nov. 13

WASHINGTON _ Treasury releases federal budget for October, 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases retail sales data for October, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for October, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for September, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases minutes from its October interest-rate meeting.

THURSDAY, Nov. 15

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for October, 8:30 a.m.

FRIDAY, Nov. 16

WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve releases industrial production for October, 9:15 a.m.

MONDAY, Nov. 19

WASHINGTON _ National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for November, 10 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for October, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Nov. 20

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases housing starts for October, 8:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Conference Board releases leading indicators for October, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, Nov. 22

Stock and bond markets closed for Thanksgiving Day.

FRIDAY, Nov. 23

FRANKFURT, Germany _ Germany's Ifo institute releases its survey of business optimism, a key leading indicator for Europe's largest economy.

TUESDAY, Nov. 27

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases durable goods for October, 8:30 a.m.; Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for September and the third quarter, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for November, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases new home sales for October, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

THURSDAY, Nov. 29

WASHINGTON _ Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases third-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for October, 10 a.m.

NEW YORK _ Selected chain retailers release November sales.

FRIDAY, Nov. 30

WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for October, 8:30 a.m.