A view of Denver from the perspectives of Mayor John Hickenlooper; Richard Wobbekind, director of the Business Research Division at CU’s Leeds School of Business; Mile High United Way president and CEO Christine Benero; and Centennial Mayor Randy Pye will be presented at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s State of the City luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St. For information, go to .
Chamber offers NAFTA update
The Chamber of the Americas will sponsor an update on the North American Free Trade Agreement, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holland and Hart, 555 17th St., Suite 3200. Speakers include Joe Kiely, vice president of Ports-to- Plains Trade Corridor Coalition; Eduardo Arnal Palomera, consul general of Mexico in Denver; and Leslie Alan Glick, partner with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur. For information, call the chamber at 303-462-1275.
STARTING THE WEEK
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Dow Jones 11,326.32 -0.4
Nasdaq 2,310.96 +0.01
S&P 500 1,260.31 +0.2
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•The Commerce Department reports on personal income for July and factory orders for June.
•Treasury bill auction
Tuesday
•The Institute for Supply Management releases its nonmanufacturing index.
•The Federal Reserve holds a regular one-day meeting to discuss the economy and interest-rate policy; interest- rate decision expected at 12:15 p.m.
•Federal Reserve announces results of auction aimed at reducing strains of credit crisis.
•Molson Coors Brewing Co. releases second-quarter financial results.
Wednesday
•Qwest releases second-quarter financial results.
Thursday
•Labor Department releases initial claims for jobless benefits.
•Federal Reserve releases consumer credit for June and borrowing by banks and financial firms from its discount window.
Friday
•Labor Department releases productivity report for second quarter.
Golf tourney tees off today
The Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. will hold its annual EDC Golf Tournament today at Pine Creek Golf Club. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Information: Shawn Dahlberg, 719-884-2832
Sci-fi buffs to gather
About 5,500 visitors are expected this week for the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, Wednesday through Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center. For information, go to .
