WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit for November, 3 p.m.; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on energy security challenges; Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the recent coal ash spill in Tennessee; Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on helping state and local law enforcement during the economic downturn.

NEW YORK — Retailers report December sales results.

NEW ORLEANS — American Bar Association Section of Taxation midyear meeting. Through Jan. 10.

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Tony Blair host conference on the financial crisis to focus on values and development. Through Jan. 9.

FRIDAY, Jan. 9

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases unemployment data for December, 8:30 a.m.; House Financial Services Committee hearing on federal oversight of loan originators.

LOS ANGELES — KB Home reports fourth-quarter financial results.

NEW YORK — Sentencing of two New York City businessmen who pleaded guilty in a scheme to distribute fake Colgate toothpaste imported from China.