This Week in New York Business
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TODAY
• The New York Public Library hosts an introduction to investing in 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
TOMORROW
• The Fed meets in Washington, D.C.
• The New York: Media Information Exchange Group hosts a breakfast and panel discussion, “FutureThink: The Media & Entertainment Industry in 2008 and Beyond,” between 7:30 and 10 a.m. at Sobel Media’s World Headquarters at 4 W. 43 St. The cost is $40. Contact: nymieg@gmail.com
• The National Association of Women Business Owners and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce present their annual networking holiday bazaar between 5:30 and 9 p.m. at the Bank of New York Mellon at 101 Barclay St. Tickets are $40. Contact: 212-252-1100
• The author of “Jim Cramer’s Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World” and host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” James Cramer, speaks with the president of Novos Planning Associates, Madeline Noveck, in two sessions at the 92nd Street Y beginning at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets are $26 and are available at 92y.org.
WEDNESDAY
• Columbia University’s Earth Institute hosts “Global Classroom — The Role of Technology and Engineering in Sustainable Development,” between 9:30 and 11 a.m. at the Butler Library. Free, but reservations are required. Contact: llp15@columbia.edu
• The 92nd Street Y presents a seminar on how architects and engineers work together to “green a building,” between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are available at 92y.org.
• The Japan Society holds a discussion on “Securing Japan: Tokyo’s Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia” between 6 and 8 p.m. at its headquarters at 333 E. 47th St. Admission is $15. Visit japansociety.org for more information.
THURSDAY
• Lehman Brothers Holdings is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter earnings.
• The author of “Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future From Four Impending Catastrophes,” Michael Panzner, speaks on the nation’s most pressing financial concerns and how to protect personal finances, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000
FRIDAY
• The City Bar Center for CLE hosts a seminar, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Albany & City Hall: How To Lobby Like a Pro,” between 9 a.m. and noon at 42 W. 44th St. The cost is $285. Contact: 212-382-6663
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