Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:
WASHINGTON _ House Science and Technology subcommittee hearing on volanic ash clouds and aviation.
NEW YORK _ The Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for April
HOUSTON _ Transocean Ltd. releases quarterly financial results.
PARADISE, Nevada _ Las Vegas Sands releases quarterly financial results.
NEW YORK _ Time Warner Inc. releases quarterly financial results.
GENEVA _ Swiss telecoms company Swisscom AG releases quarterly financial results.
PARIS _ French bank Societe Generale releases quarterly financial results.
ATHENS, Greece _ Greece’s private sector umbrella trade union holds 24-hour nationwide strike to protest austerity measures. Walkout to cancel all flights, ferry and train services. Public sector workers on second day of 48-hour strike. Joint protest march scheduled in central Athens at 11:00 a.m. (0800 GMT).
BERLIN _ Automaker BMW releases first-quarter results.
BERLIN _ Deutsche Lufthansa AG releases first-quarter results.
BERLIN _ Henkel, whose products include soap and detergent, to release first-quarter results.
OSLO _ Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA reports first-quarter results.
OSLO _ Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ASA reports first-quarter results.
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