Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming weekFRIDAY, Feb. 5 WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for January, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for December, 3 p.m. HARTFORD, Conn. — Aetna Inc. releases financial results. ATLANTA — Beazer Homes USA Inc. releases financial results ...

MONDAY, Feb. 1 WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for December, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for December, 10 a.m.; President Barack Obama sends his 2011 budget proposal to Congress. NEW YORK — The Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for January ...

Agriculture Department awarding $310 million in stimulus funding for broadband projectsThe Agriculture Department is handing out nearly $310 million in stimulus money to bring high-speed Internet connections to 14 rural communities around the country. The awards being announced Monday amount to the largest round of government funding for broadband since ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will investigate charges that Chinese companies are selling oil well drill pipe in the United States at unfairly low prices, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. It is the first U.S. trade probe of the year against China after about a dozen in ...