This Week in New York Business
Today
JB REED
Pedestrians pass a Commerce Bank branch in New York, N.Y., U.S., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada's third- largest lender, agreed to buy Commerce Bancorp Inc. for $8.5 billion, taking advantage of a soaring currency for the biggest foreign takeover by a Canadian bank. Photographer: JB Reed
The New York Public Library offers an introduction to investment resources on bonds and bond mutual funds beginning at 2:15 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000
Tomorrow
Alcoa is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings.
Pace University Small Business Development Center offers "Business Planning for Success" between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at 163 William St. Free. Contact: sbdc@pace.edu
Wednesday
CAMBA Small Business Services offers a workshop on starting a business between 6 and 8:30 p.m. at 884 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. Free. Contact: smallbiz@camba.org
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and Commerce Bank host a breakfast between 8 and 10 a.m. at the Commerce Bank branch at 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue. Free. Contact: events@manhattancc.org
Thursday
Chevron is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings.
A course on the business of music kicks off at Medgar Evers College at 1150 Carroll St. in Brooklyn. The six-week class runs between 6 and 9 p.m. The cost is $300. Contact: 718-270-5000
Friday
General Electric is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings.
The Columbia Institute of Tele-Information hosts "The Focus on Locus: A Symposium on Location Based Services" between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. in room 301 of Uris Hall at Columbia Business School. Prices vary. For more information, please go to gsb.columbia.edu/citi/events/lbs08.
The New York Public Library offers "Going Global: Business News from 118 Countries" beginning at 2:15 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000
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