THIS WEEK

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

MONDAY

Nothing planned

WASHINGTON -- Treasury bill auction.

TUESDAY

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on international trade for April, 8:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY

WASHINGTON -- Treasury reports on the federal budget for May, 2 p.m.; Federal Reserve releases survey of regional economic conditions, 2 p.m.

THURSDAY

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on retail sales for May, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department reports on business inventories for April, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.

FRIDAY

WASHINGTON -- Labor Department reports on consumer price index for May, 8:30 a.m.

FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS