Oct. 6--MONDAY, OCT. 6

HOME WOES: The Warren Group and Citizens' Housing and Planning Association host a forum on new anti-foreclosure programs and regulations at Boston's Colonnade Hotel. Speakers include U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, Gov. Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and state banking Commissioner Steve Antonakes.

POWER PLAY: MIT hosts a presidential energy debate, 7:30 to 9 p.m., featuring R. James Woolsey, a representative from Sen. John McCain's campaign, and Jason Grumet, from Sen. Barack Obama's campaign. The moderator is NPR's Tom Ashbrook.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing on the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

TUESDAY, OCT. 7

STARTING UP: The Boston Entrepreneurs Network hosts a panel titled "Alternative Sources of Funding," 7 to 10 p.m., at Foley Hoag, 1000 Winter St., Waltham. For more info visit www.boston-enet.org.

Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext, is the keynote speaker at a Boston College Chief Executives' Club luncheon at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hosts a national e-prescribing conference, 10:15 a.m. at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Participants include U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and U.S. Sen. John Kerry. For more info visit www.hhs.gov.

BU President Robert Brown addresses the Leading Industries Executive Forum at the Boston University Club.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8

HOUSING SLUMP: The National Association of Realtors is expected to report that pending home sales declined in August for a second month, the first back-to-back drop since March. A slowdown in demand will add to the glut of unsold houses, pushing property values down even more.

The ISPE Boston Area Chapter holds its 17th annual product show, a daylong gathering of biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals from the Northeast, at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. For more info visit www.ispe.org.

Costco Wholesale Corp. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

THURSDAY, OCT. 9

ENERGY CONFAB: Jim Gordon, CEO of Energy Management Inc., developer of the Cape Wind project, is a featured speaker at the Massachusetts Energy Summit, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the DCU Center in Worcester. Other speakers are House Speaker Sal DiMasi and Nick Stavropoulos, a top executive for National Grid's gas distribution unit.

FRIDAY, OCT. 10

IMPORTS OFF: A Commerce Department report is expected to show a narrowing of the trade deficit in August, with a drop in oil prices causing imports to fall.

General Electric Co., whose stock has been battered for weeks amid concerns about its finance arm, reports quarterly financial results.

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