The Week In New York Business
Today
PAL PILLAI / 2008 AFP
Indian brokers work at a Brokerage firm in Mumbai on July 23, 2008. Indian shares closed up 5.94 percent after the government won a parliamentary confidence vote, boosting its economic reform agenda. The government's win averted snap elections and allows it to push on with implementing a controversial nuclear deal with the US. The benchmark Mumbai 30-share Sensex index rose 838.08 points or 5.94 percent to 14,942.28, its fifth straight day of gains. AFP PHOTO
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University presents a lecture entitled "Financial Stability, the Trilemma, and International Reserves" between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Room 1501 of the International Affairs Building on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Free. Contact: dc2170@columbia.edu
Financial Women's Association of New York hosts a panel on investment and capital markets in Brazil between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the 12th floor of Credit Suisse at One Madison Ave. The cost is $45 for nonmembers. Contact: 212-533-2141
Tomorrow
Best Buy Co. is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings. Goldman-Sachs is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings.
The Web 2.0 Expo, a conference on new trends on the World Wide Web, begins today at 9 a.m. at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Please go to web2expo.com for more information.
Smallbiztechnology.com offers "Beyond Websites and EMail: How Social Media Can Grow Your Business" beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center. The cost is $49. Please go to smallbiztechnology.com/tasteoftechnology/ to register.
Wednesday
Morgan Stanley is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings.
Advertising Women of New York presents its "Networking With Notables" workshop and cocktail reception between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the 32nd floor of USA Today at 535 Madison Ave. The cost is $65 for nonmembers. Contact: 212-221-7969
SIPA offers a lecture called "India: The Emerging Giant" between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Room 1501 of the International Affairs Building on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Free, but reservations are required. Contact: jac12@columbia.edu
Thursday
Oracle Corp. and Scholastic Corp. are scheduled to release their first-quarter earnings.
The New York Public Library hosts an introduction to the stock market beginning at 1:15 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000
Friday
The New York City Department of Small Business Services offers a workshop outlining government contracts and how to attain them between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at its office at 110 William St. Free. Contact: rsvp@sbs.nyc.gov
The Lower Manhattan Business Solution Center offers a seminar on brand positioning between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at their offices at 110 William St. Free. Contact: mramirez@seedco.org
