TODAY

The Cooper Union presents a discussion about the future of transit in New York City with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Ernest Tollerson beginning at 6 p.m. in the Wollmann Lounge at the Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union, 51 Astor Place. Free. Please go to cooper. edu for more information.

TOMORROW

Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought, Harriman Institute, and the Media and Communications Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs host a talk on organized crime and the global economy with the author of “McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Underworld,” Misha Glenny, and the New Yorker’s William Finnegan between 7 and 9 p.m. at the International Affairs Building. Free. Contact: rah2107@columbia.edu

Bear Stearns is scheduled to release its first-quarter earnings. Forest Laboratories Inc. is scheduled to release its fourth-quarter earnings.

Columbia also offers a discussion on India as a global partner with the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Y.V. Reddy, and a professor at Columbia, Jagdish Bhagwati, between 11 a.m. and noon in the Low Memorial Library at the university. Free. Contact: worldleaders2@columbia. edu

WEDNESDAY

JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to release its first-quarter earnings.

The New York Public Library offers a discussion with the author of “An Easy Out: Corporate America’s Addiction to Outsourcing” and the director of supply chain logistics for Molson Coors Brewing Company, Jack Buffington, at 5:30 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000

THURSDAY

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Merrill Lynch, E*TRADE Financial Corp., Pfizer, and the New York Times Company are scheduled to release their first-quarter earnings.

The author of “Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism,” Kevin Phillips, speaks at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 2289 Broadway beginning at 7 p.m. Free. Contact: 212-362-8835

Economist Jeffrey Sachs discusses his book “Common Wealth” at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Union Square beginning at 7 p.m. Free. Contact: 212-253-0810

The Cooper Union presents a lecture, “On the Bright Side of Architecture,” with architect Elizabeth Wright Ingraham beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Great Hall at 7 E. 7th St. at Third Avenue. Free. Please go to cooper.edu for more information.

The Japan Society offers a lecture, “The Konbini Are Coming! Japanese Convenience Store Culture Takes on America,” beginning at Japan Society’s headquarters at 333 W. 47th St. The price is $15. Please go to japansociety.org for details.

FRIDAY

The New York Public Library offers an introduction to the library’s best print and electronic resources on bonds and bond mutual funds at 1:15 p.m. at the Science, Industry, and Business Library at 188 Madison Ave. Free. Contact: 212-592-7000

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