Major retailers, more media giants and networking-gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) are among the companies that will post quarterly results next week.

Countries in North America will turn back their clocks one hour Sunday as they leave daylight saving time.

Stock markets will be open but bond markets and government offices will close Thursday for the Veterans Day holiday.

 
   Cisco, Disney, Retailers To Post Results

Cisco and media and entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. (DIS), both components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and more than a dozen other companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, will report quarterly results next week. Cisco, which reports Wednesday, is expected to post a sharp gain in sales as analysts note signs that the tech giant managed to regain its footing in an unpredictable market after a shaky start to the quarter.

Disney, which reports Thursday, is likely to show a slight improvement in revenue with earnings down a bit as it benefits from strong international box-office and consumer-products sales for "Toy Story 3." Disney's prior-year quarter included an extra week, which could hurt theme-park comparisons.

Also posting results next week are department-store operators Macy's Inc. (M) on Wednesday, Kohl's Corp. (KSS) Thursday and J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) Friday.

 
   September Trade Deficit Likely To Change Little

The U.S. trade deficit for September, to be released Wednesday, likely changed little from a month earlier, according to a poll of economists by Briefing.com. The deficit widened to $46.3 billion in August as import demand remained strong despite a weaker dollar. The government also will report on September wholesale inventories Tuesday. Next Friday, the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index will issue its preliminary reading for November.

Among appearances by Federal Reserve officials, Chairman Ben Bernanke and Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speak Saturday in Jekyll Island, Ga.; Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher speaks Monday in San Antonio, Texas; St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks Monday in New York; and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart speaks Thursday in Atlanta.

 
   Officials, Execs To Discuss Financial Reform

Federal officials, regulators and leaders of major banks will be featured speakers at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's annual meeting Monday in New York. U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.), Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairwoman Sheila Bair, Morgan Stanley President and Chief Executive James Gorman and others will discuss financial regulatory reform legislation, capital requirements and market structure.

 
   Oracle CEO To Testify In Suit Against SAP

Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL) co-founder and CEO, is expected to testify Monday in a federal trial of the business-software giant's suit against German rival SAP AG (SAP, SAP.XE). The case involves the actions of SAP acquisition target TomorrowNow, which Oracle says improperly downloaded software and documents from its website. SAP is not contesting those allegations, but the two sides have locked horns over how much SAP should pay in damages. Oracle has asked for as much as $2 billion, while SAP has suggested $40 million.

 
   Obama On Visit To India, Indonesia, Korea

President Barack Obama will spend the next week in Asia, visiting India and Indonesia before heading to the summit of the Group of 20 largest economic powers in Seoul. The G-20 meeting, which starts Thursday, will address trade surpluses and deficits as part of efforts to restore so-called balanced global growth. The world leaders also will consider stronger global banking regulations.

 
   Ceremony To Launch Work On Disabled Vets Memorial

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and actor Gary Sinise will be among the speakers at a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial will be the only permanent public tribute to more than 3 million living disabled U.S. veterans. Lois Pope, a Palm Beach, Fla., philanthropist, thought of the project almost 15 years ago while visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation was established in 1998 to raise money for the effort.

 
   Clinton To Meet With Israeli Leader In US

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to meet Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the U.S. next week amid efforts to keep Middle East peace talks alive. Speaking Thursday on a visit to New Zealand, Clinton said she believed the fledgling Israeli-Palestinian talks would continue, despite Palestinian threats to abandon them over Israel's refusal to halt settlement building in the West Bank.

 
   Iraqi Parliament To Elect Speaker Monday

Iraq's parliament is scheduled to convene Monday to elect a new speaker and two deputies, the first steps in forming a government nearly eight months after inconclusive elections. The Sunni-dominated Iraqiya bloc of former premier Iyad Allawi narrowly won the March 7 election with 91 seats in the 325-member parliament, followed by Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki's Shiite State of Law Alliance with 89. Neither has been able to muster the majority needed to form a government, despite back-door negotiations with various Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish blocs that also picked up seats.

 
   Conferences

Among the significant conferences next week are the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Defense Outlook Forum on Tuesday in New York; Credit Suisse Group Healthcare Conference from Tuesday through Friday in Phoenix; JPMorgan Ultimate Services Investor Conference on Tuesday in New York; Piper Jaffray Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday in New York; Robert W. Baird Industrial Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday in Chicago; Wells Fargo Securities Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday in New York; UBS Building and Building Products CEO Conference on Wednesday and Thursday in New York; and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Energy Conference from Wednesday through next Friday in Miami.

-By Kathy Shwiff, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2357; kathy.shwiff@dowjones.com

(Dow Jones Newswires staff contributed to this article.)
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