U.S.A.
Markets closed for holiday
The nation’s stock and bond markets and most businesses will take the day off Wednesday in celebration of Independence Day.
STARTING THE WEEK
Index Friday % chg close for week
Dow Jones 13,408.62 +0.4
NASDAQ 2,603.23 +0.6
S&P 500 1,503.35 +0.1
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
Treasury bill auction.
Tuesday
Commerce Department reports on factory orders for May.
Automakers release their sales figures for June.
Thursday
Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims.
Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates.
Friday
Labor Department reports on employment for June.
DENVER
Perfect harmonies
The streets will be alive with the sound of music Tuesday through Sunday as an estimated 10,000 people convene downtown for the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 69th international convention at various venues. Several of the events will be open to the public. For a complete list of events, visit.
BOULDER
Sustainable energy is topic
Envisioning Energy, a discussion of sustainable energy, will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the Wittemyer Courtroom at the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The event is sponsored by the Energy and Environmental Security Initiative of CU’s Law School. For information, visit www.colorado.edu/law/eesi.
ASPEN
2007 Aspen Ideas Festival
The Aspen Institute, in conjunction with Atlantic magazine, announced that more than 250 world leaders from the arts, science, culture, religion, philosophy, economics and politics will participate in the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival, today through Sunday in Aspen. For information, visit.
