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May 4, 2008

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The week ahead

The Dow opens for trading Monday riding a three-week winning streak, its best run this year.

Monday

Institute for Supply Management services index (April). Earnings: Marvel Entertainment, Weight Watchers

Tuesday

Earnings: Cisco Systems, D.R. Horton, Fannie Mae, Henry Schein, Walt Disney

Wednesday

Pending home sales, consumer credit (March). Earnings: DirecTV

Thursday

Earnings: AIG, Cablevision

Friday

Trade balance (March)

Overheard

"We are in a recession; this report doesn't change that. What it does is support the idea that the downturn will be mild."

- Economist Ellen Zentner after the government said employers cut fewer jobs than forecast in April

On Monday

Independent food stores forced to cope with

higher prices.

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