Originally published May 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified May 25, 2008 at 1:17 AM
PrintSunday Memo | The business week ahead
Heads up: Despite the holiday-shortened week, several major economic reports are scheduled. On Tuesday, watch for the Commerce Department's...
Heads up: Despite the holiday-shortened week, several major economic reports are scheduled. On Tuesday, watch for the Commerce Department's April new-home sales and the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices, as well as the Conference Board's consumer confidence index. The Commerce Department reports preliminary first-quarter GDP numbers on Thursday, and on Friday, it issues personal income and spending data for April.
Monday: U.S. financial markets are closed for the Memorial Day holiday.
Wednesday: Specialty retailer Zumiez holds its annual shareholders' meeting at 1 p.m. at its Everett headquarters.
Thursday: Issaquah-based Costco Wholesale releases its fiscal third-quarter financial results. An 8 a.m. conference call with analysts will be webcast at the investor relations portion of www.costco.com. ...
Internet retailer Amazon.com holds its annual shareholders' meeting at 9 a.m. at the Seattle Art Museum's Plestcheeff Auditorium.
Friday: Weyerhaeuser, the Federal Way forest-products giant, will hold its annual analyst meeting in New York. It will be webcast live, starting at 6 a.m. Seattle time, at www.weyerhaeuser.com.
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