Sep. 22--MONDAY, SEPT. 22

SOFT OPENING: Microsoft Corp. officially opens its New England research facility at 1 Research Drive in Cambridge. The manager is Jennifer Chayes, the software giant's first female lab director.

Marlboro's 3Com Corp., which last month said sales in China have been better than expected, reports fiscal year first-quarter results.

Genzyme Corp. will celebrate its $125 million research center in Framingham.

The U.S. Mint unveils the penny's first makeover in 50 years -- a series of four coins commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23

MARKET CRISIS: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson are expected to testify at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on turmoil in the financial markets.

Dick's Last Resort holds its first golf tournament at Sandy Burr Golf Glub in Wayland to benefit the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation. An after-party follows the event. For more info call 617-267-8080.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24

NUMBER TWO: Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray addresses the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's government affairs forum, 8 to 9 a.m., at the Hyatt Regency Boston. For more info, visit www.bostonchamber.com.

Boeing Co. CEO W. James McNerney Jr. speaks at Boston College's Chief Executives' Club of Boston.

The National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for August, with analysts expecting a drop to a 4.94 million annual pace from 5 million in July.

Nike Inc. releases fiscal first-quarter financial results.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25

Bernanke and Paulson testify on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeover at a hearing by the House Financial Services Committee.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

The Commerce Department reports on gross domestic product for the second quarter. A healthy annual GDP rate of 3.3 percent is expected.

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