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Business events scheduled for Thursday
(AP) - Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON -- Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims. WASHINGTON -- Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the financial markets. Witnesses include Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and the chief executives of Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase. NEW YORK -- The Institute for Supply Management releases its non-manufacturing index, 10 a.m. FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- Constellation Brands Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results. WASHINGTON -- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration's safety oversight of airlines. WASHINGTON -- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the price of oil. WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.