Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:
WASHINGTON _ Labor Department reports on productivity and costs, first quarter, preliminary, 8:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for March, 3 p.m.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. _ DirecTV Group Inc. releases first-quarter financial results.
NEW YORK _ Marsh & McLennan Cos. releases first-quarter financial results.
DAYTON, Ohio _ NCR Corp. releases first-quarter financial results.
NEW YORK _ News Corp. releases third-quarter financial results.
WASHINGTON _ Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs subcommittee hearing on credit markets.
WASHINGTON _ Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on fuel subsidies relating to food supply and prices.
WASHINGTON _ Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on the Delta-Northwest airlines merger.