@ The White House
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. Later in the morning, the President will meet with Treasury Secretary Geithner in the Oval Office.
Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. In the afternoon, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Petr Necas of the Czech Republic.
In the evening, the President will greet city and municipal leaders from across the country at a reception in the East Room.
Later in the evening, the President will have dinner at a local restaurant with winners of a campaign contest. There will be a travel pool spray at the beginning of the dinner.
@ Wall Street
Thursday's GDP report may show the economy grew in the third quarter at its fastest pace in a year. Economists expect to see growth of 2.5 percent, after dismally slow growth averaging less than 1 percent for the first half of this year.
Third quarter GDP is released at 8:30 a.m. ET, at the same time weekly jobless claims are reported. Claims are expected to once more come in at about 400,000, a level they've been close to for four months.
Besides GDP and jobless claims, pending-home sales are expected at 10:00 a.m. The Treasury auctions $29 billion in 7-year notes at 1 p.m.
Companies reporting earnings in the morning include ExxonMobil, Procter and Gamble, Altria, Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca, Banco Santander, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Barrick Gold, Colgate-Palmolive, Dow Chemical, Hershey, Moody's, International Paper, Potash, Starwood, United Continental, US Air, Aetna and Avon Products. After the bell reports are expected from AMD, Baidu, Expedia, MetLife, and Las Vegas Sands.
