Here's a look at what's on the economic calendar for the week of January 5, 2009:
- Construction spending (Nov. 2008): Monday, 10:00 AM
- Ford Motor Co. U.S. sales (Dec. 2008): Monday, 1:00 PM
- New motor vehicle sales (Dec. 2008): Monday, 4:00 PM
- Factory orders (Nov. 2008): Tuesday, 10:00 AM
- Pending home sales (Nov. 2008): Tuesday, 10:00 AM
- ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey (Dec. 2008): Tuesday, 10:00 AM
- Monster Employment Index (Dec. 2008): Wednesday, 6:00 AM
- Challenger job-cut announcement (Dec. 2008): Wednesday, 7:30 AM
- Public debt (Dec. 2008): Wednesday, 3:00 PM
- Consumer credit (Nov. 2008): Thursday, 3:00 PM
- Employment situation (Dec. 2008): Friday, 8:30 AM
- Wholesale trade (Nov. 2008): Friday, 10:00 AM
For expectations from some of this week's earnings releases, see The week in preview: Family Dollar, Bed Bath & Beyond, KB Home, and others.










