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"" December 14, 2012, 4:33 p.m. ET
.WEEK AHEAD: Oracle, FedEx, Oracle to Report Earnings
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Bankruptcy Court to Consider AMR Pilot Deal
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) next week will seek bankruptcy-court approval to enter into a new labor contract with its pilots, the final step in long-running talks with its unions.

Members of the Allied Pilots Association union, which represents 10,000 pilots, recently voted to accept the new agreement, which hands the union a 13.5% stake in the restructured AMR in exchange for wage and benefit concessions.


Audeo Oncology Expected to Launch IPO
Only one company is expected to launch an initial public offering next week.

Audeo Oncology Inc. last month estimated that its IPO of 3.25 million common shares will price between $14 and $16 a share.

The biopharmaceutical company originally filed plans in July for an estimated IPO of up to $60 million to fund a Phase III clinical trial for its potential metastatic-colorectal-cancer treatment HA-Irinotecan, other research and drug discovery activities and general corporate purposes.


Flurry of Data Reports Coming
The late full week of U.S. economic data in 2012 is expected to offer investors limited cheer.

The flurry of reports will include indicators from all fronts. That includes a final read on the prior quarter's economic performance, an update on the country's housing market, the latest on how consumers are feeling and a number of regional manufacturing activity.

Mid-week, investors will get an update on the U.S. housing market, which has been a silver lining for the economy this year. The upward trend is expected to continue, with the National Association of Home Builders index seen ticking up to 47, from 46 last month.

On Friday, Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan will publish its final gauge on consumer sentiment this month. The index seen recovering a tad to 75.0, after an unexpectedly sharp drop to 74.5 in the initial December read.

Of course, the outlook on U.S. growth hinges greatly on the fiscal negotiations still going on in Washington. A budget deal is needed before year's end to avoid the fiscal cliff, a mix of tax increases and spending cuts that would easily drag the economy back into recession.

--Jacqueline Palank and Cynthia Lin contributed to this story. "

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