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Calendar of business events set for Wednesday

by AP February 9, 2010 4:01 EST Related Symbols: , , , , ,

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Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:

WASHINGTON – Commerce Department releases international trade for December, 8:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Treasury releases federal budget for January, 2 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies about the president’s new budget request before the House Budget Committee.

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on cybercrime and identity theft.

WASHINGTON – House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the first year of the economic stimulus.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Allstate Corp. releases financial results.

NATICK, Mass. – Boston Scientific Corp. releases financial results.

NEW YORK – Marsh & McLennan Cos. releases financial results.

NEWARK, N.J. – Prudential Financial Inc. releases financial results.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Sprint Nextel Corp. releases financial results.

NEW YORK – New York Times Co. releases financial results.

BRUSSELS – ArcelorMittal releases financial results.

PARIS – Drug maker Sanofi Aventis releases financial results.

PARIS – Greek Prime Minister Papandreou visits Paris for talks on financial situation.

ATHENS, Greece – Civil Servants go on 24-hour nationwide strike to protest salary freezes and cuts in stipends that are part of the government’s austerity program designed to lift Greece out of its debt crisis.

BEIJING – January trade data.