Business events in Utah this week

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Economic Calendar

New economic numbers to be released this week:

Monday

National Association of Home Builders • Housing market index for November

National Association of Realtors • Existing home sales for October

Tuesday

Commerce Department • Housing starts for October

Wednesday

Labor Department • Weekly jobless claims

Freddie Mac • Weekly mortgage rates

Conference Board • Leading economic indicators for October

IPOs Planned

Initial public offerings as provided by Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, Conn., (ipohome.com) and SEC filings:

Alon USA Partners • Dallas, Texas, 10 million shares, priced $19 to $21, managed by Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and Citigroup. Proposed NYSE symbol ALDW. Business: Limited partnership with oil refining and marketing operations in Texas.

Y.Y. Inc. • Guangzhou, China, 7.8 million American depositary shares, each representing 20 common shares, priced $10.50 to $12.50, managed by Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup. Proposed Nasdaq symbol YY. Business: Chinese social platform that enables communication via voice, text and video.