Business events and economic reports scheduled

MONDAY, Oct. 6

WASHINGTON--Weekly Treasury auction; Weekly Treasury briefing; House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the collapse of Lehman Brothers; Sheila Bair, who heads the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is at the National Association for Business Economics' annual meeting.

LOS ANGELES--Sentencing of former Milberg Weiss law firm partner Steven Schulman in lawsuit kickback case.

TUESDAY, Oct. 7

WASHINGTON--Federal Reserve releases minutes, 2 p.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit for August, 3 p.m.; House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the collapse of American International Group; Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the National Association for Business Economics' annual meeting; Energy Information Administration releases its winter fuels outlook; House Education and Labor Committee hearing on the financial crisis and its effect on workers' retirement.

PLEASANTON, Calif.--Safeway Inc. releases third-quarter financial results.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Yum Brands Inc. releases third-quarter financial results.

LOS ANGELES--Trial set to begin for Lori Drew, charged in MySpace hoax that allegedly led to 13-year-old girl's suicide.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8