ECONOMIC REPORTS

The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EDT):

TUESDAY: National Association of Realtors releases February existing home sales. 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY: Commerce Department releases February durable goods. 8:30 a.m.

THURSDAY: Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims. 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors Releases February existing home sales. 10 a.m.

FRIDAY: Commerce Department releases 4th quarter GDP (final) and corporate profits (new). 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases February new home sales. 10 a.m.

SUNDAY, March 23:

Copenhagen, Denmark -- British jazz pianist and composer Django Bates receives the $34,000 International Jazzpar Prize.

Fort Worth, Texas -- Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association's 120th convention.

New York -- Grand National Greek Parade celebrating 176th anniversary of Greek independence.

MONDAY, March 24:

Cairo, Egypt -- Investment conference for Egyptian expatriates. Through March 25.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Islamic banking law conference.

Beijing -- U.S. Vice President Al Gore visits. Through March 28.

Cape Town, South Africa -- U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata arrives for four-day visit.

Pretoria, South Africa -- Two former members of security police unit appear in court on charges of murder, attempted murder, arson and damage to property.

New Delhi, India -- Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda leaves for three-day visit to Moscow.

Washington -- Supreme Court hears arguments, issues orders and decisions.

Washington -- House of Representatives in recess until April 8; Senate in recess until April 9.

Madras, Ore. -- Teen-age golfer Kristin Sundberg to be sentenced in death of her baby.

London, Ky. -- Hearing scheduled for Edna Faye Jones, former jail administrator charged with taking bribes to let prisoners escape.

Toledo, Ohio -- Ron Conrad, former head of a UAW local that represents Toledo Jeep workers, is sentenced for embezzling union money that was supposed to go to local charities.

White Sands Missile Range, N.M. -- First in series of rocket launches intended to help researchers study the Hale-Bopp comet.

Los Angeles -- 69th annual Academy Awards ceremony.

Santa Monica, Calif. -- Scheduled trial for Whitewater defendant Susan McDougal in the Zubin Mehta embezzlement case.

Santa Ana, Calif. -- Opening statements and beginning of testimony at trial of former Orange County Assistant Treasurer Matthew Raabe, accused of engineering scheme that defrauded investors in county pool and buyers of county bonds.

San Diego -- California and the World Ocean '97 Conference.

New York -- Jury selection in "King of Clubs" kidnapping/murder trial of Peng You Zhang, accused in killing of mother of two after her family failed to pay ransom.

TUESDAY, March 25:

Rome -- European Union foreign ministers meet.

Washington -- Supreme Court in recess until March 31.

Corpus Christi, Texas -- Scheduled stop of space shuttle Endeavor at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station while atop 747 carrier following maintenance in California and en route to Florida.

Washington -- Federal Open Market Committee meets to review interest rates. Through March 26.

Santa Monica, Calif. -- O.J. Simpson to file motion for new wrongful death civil trial.

Los Angeles -- Australian concert pianist David Helfgott, whose struggle with a mental breakdown is portrayed in the Oscar-nominated movie "Shine," performs at the Los Angeles Music Center.

Los Angeles -- Release of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s last album, "Life After Death ... 'Til Death Do Us Part."

WEDNESDAY, March 26:

Singapore -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard on visit. Through March 28.

Bucharest, Romania -- Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Severin departs for two-day visit to Portugal.

New Delhi, India -- President Nelson Mandela of South Africa begins a state visit to India. Through March 28.

Johannesburg, South Africa -- Senior research chemist Johannes Koekemoer appears in court in connection with possession of Ecstacy tablets. Case is linked to South African chemical weapons program.

Houston -- Scheduled stop of space shuttle Endeavor at Ellington Field while atop 747 carrier following maintenance in California and en route to Florida.

San Antonio -- Speech by ABC sportscaster Brent Musburger.

Albuquerque -- National Council on Disability, hearing on Social Security reform.

THURSDAY, March 27:

Sri Lanka -- Local government elections in seven of the country's nine provinces, seen as an important indicator of the popularity of the governing People's Alliance coalition.

Corcoran, Calif. -- Parole hearing for convicted mass murderer Charles Manson.

Boston -- Former financial adviser accused of bilking clients of $1.2 million scheduled to go on trial.

FRIDAY, March 28:

Good Friday.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Application to jail Far Eastern Economic Review correspondent for contempt of court.

Beijing, China -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard on visits. Through April 2.

New Delhi, India -- Indian Foreign Secretary Salman Haider and his Pakistani counterpart Shamshad Ahmad resume negotiations that broke down three years ago over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Tripura, India -- Start of repatriation of refugees who fled fighting in neighboring Bangladesh.

Amherst, Mass. -- Amherst College opens exhibit on impact of Emily Dickson's life and poetry in contemporary art.

Los Angeles -- Arraignment of Mikail Markhasev in shooting death of comedian Bill Cosby's son.

Los Angeles -- Hearing in wrongful death suit filed by family of a doctor who died at producer Don Simpson's home.

SATURDAY, March 29:

New York -- New York International Automobile Show opens to public.

Cairo, Egypt -- Egypt-Algeria trade committee meets.

Strasbourg, France -- Far-right National Front party holds convention. Through March 30.

SUNDAY, March 30:

Easter.

New Delhi, India -- Second national convention of child laborers, sponsored by the Campaign Against Child Labor. Through April 1.