The Futures Market
(FORTUNE Magazine) – May 31 Katie Couric departs NBC's Today show. In September she'll debut at CBS Evening News, making history and--bet on it--great ratings for the network. June 2 Wal-Mart investors head to Arkansas for the company's annual meeting. Expect CEO Lee Scott to address the company's tepid stock price--and Wal-Mart's critics. June 4 The world's biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's 158,000-ton Freedom of the Seas, sets sail from Miami on its first regular cruise. June 7 The Fed will discuss predatory lending issues at the first of four public hearings on the home-equity market. June 9 The World Cup kicks off in Germany to cheers from the tourism industry: More than three million Fussball fans are expected to flood Berlin. From the May 29, 2006 issue
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