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The Week in New York Business

September 17, 2007

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

• ‘The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,' Alan Greenspan's much-anticipated memoir of his 18 years as the chairman of the Federal Reserve, goes on sale in bookstores nationwide. Mr. Greenspan will be speaking at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square at 7 p.m. to promote the book. Tuesday night, Mr. Greenspan will be interviewed by his wife, Andrea Mitchell, at the 92nd Street Y.

• DailyCandy.com, the fashion-forward Web log for urbanites, launches DailyCandyKids.com for hip children (or, rather, the blog-savvy parents of said children) in New York and three other cities.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

• The Federal Reserve is scheduled to meet in Washington. Many anticipate the first of three rate cuts for the year.

• Lehman Bros. is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings.

• NorthFork Bank holds a free seminar on raising capital for business owners between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at its branch at 52nd Street and Third Avenue. Contact: m2powerinc@bigplanet.com

• A free lecture titled "Are We Heading for a Stock Market Crash or Bear Market?" sponsored by New York Investing Meetup, will be held between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at 1290 Sixth Ave. Contact: investing21@meetup.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

• Morgan Stanley is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings.

• The Small Business Development Center will hold a seminar called Start-Up Basics & Creating Financial Proposal for Small Business between 11 a.m. and 2 p. m. at Lehman College. Contact: clarence.stanley@lehman.cuny.edu

• The Retail Marketing Society holds a lunch to discuss Trends in Real Estate at the Williams Club, 24 E. 39th St., between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. The cost for members is $50, nonmembers, $75. Contact: retailmarketingsoci@retailmarketingsociety.org

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

• Bear Stearns Cos. and Goldman Sachs Grp Inc. are scheduled to report their third-quarter earnings.

• The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management holds a lunch called "From Big Box to Boutique: Trends & Drivers in Retail Real Estate" at the New York Helmsley Hotel between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 pm. Members: $65, nonmembers: $130. Contact: dscholes@optonline.net

• The Professional Association for Investment Communications Resources begins its annual two-day conference at the Crowne Plaza Times Square. Contact: paicr@cmasolutions.com

• The New York City Bar Association, the American-Turkish Society, and the Republic of Turkey sponsor a forum on "Turkey's Role in Europe: Discussion of Recent Political, Security, Economic Developments, and EU Accession" between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. at 42 W. 44th St. Contact: (212) 382-6600

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

• "Find Time You Didn't Know You Had!" is a seminar sponsored by Daily Mastery between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Microsoft's offices at 1290 Sixth Ave. The cost is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Contact: info@dailymastery.com

WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 22 & 23

• New York University's School of Continuing Education and Professional Studies holds an all-day course on Saturday called "Moving Into Nonprofit." The course begins at 9:30 a.m. and the cost is $145. Contact: 212-992-3228