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Excerpt from the Los Angeles Times -- "Anindya Ghose, co-director of the Center for Business Analytics at New York University, said Facebook is reaching deeper into users' personal lives but that this is basically what social networks have done since they first bounded onto the scene. 'It's just the way things are,' he said."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Companies that fix prices and hide it may be easier to spot than you think, according to researchers Tanja Artiga Gonzalez, Markus Schmid and David Yermack. Their analysis of 216 U.S. companies that between 1986 and 2010 attempted to obscure strong cash flows from “regulators, analysts, customers, and at times, even their own boards of directors” found consistent patterns, the three wrote in a March working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)."

Excerpt from The New York Times -- "Rather, Bloomberg will show tweets from companies, chief executives and other news-makers, in addition to certain economists and financial bloggers. Mr. Rooney cited the economist Nouriel Roubini and Paul Kedrosky, the investor and blogger, as examples."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Investors should be 'worrying much more about the political stalemate in Italy,' Nouriel Roubini, a professor at New York University, said at a conference in Uludag, Turkey, on March 30. 'Austerity fatigue may clash with the bailout fatigue.'”

Excerpt from the Huffington Post -- "Emerging markets are driving global growth, and 3.5 billion people are moving to cities. That's $20 trillion of infrastructure to lay down. It's either a big problem or an opportunity."

Excerpt from Marketplace -- "As a technology professional, he may seem like an unlikely notebook enthusiast. But some of Moleskine’s most enthusiastic fans are digital natives. It’s something Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, has noticed. Galloway has founded companies and meets often with tech execs. He says the older ones brandish iPads, perhaps hoping to look hip. 'The younger digital executives oftentimes show up with a notebook similar to the ones that this company is selling,' Galloway says."

Excerpt from CNBC -- "A 2010 study by researchers at New York University's Stern School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School found that wages for computer programmers, system analysts and software engineers declined by as much as 6 percent at companies using the H-1B program."

Excerpt from The Globe and Mail -- "In his new book, Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave, Alter draws upon decades of research to demonstrate how everything from our names to the weather can potentially change the course of our lives."

Excerpt from MIT Technology Review -- "But are existing mobile ads really performing poorly? Anindya Ghose, an associate professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and co-director of Stern’s Center for Business Analytics, doesn’t think so. Ghose, who tracks the effectiveness of ads across smartphones, tablets, and PCs, says people tend to see ads on one device and may end up buying the product in question on another."

Excerpt from Project Syndicate -- "In sum, among advanced economies, the US is in the best relative shape, followed by Japan, where Abenomics is boosting confidence. The eurozone and the UK remain mired in recessions made worse by tight monetary and fiscal policies. Among emerging economies, China could face a hard landing by late 2014 if critical structural reforms are postponed, and the other BRICs need to turn away from state capitalism. While other emerging markets in Asia and Latin America are showing more dynamism than the BRICs, their strength will not be enough to turn the global tide."

Excerpt from Glamour -- "Contribute to your 401(k) - at least up to the maximum your employer will match. Unconvinced? Look at pictures of yourself getting old -- a recent study found this can inspire you to save more."

Excerpt from HuffPost Live -- "The book is interested in the forces in the world around us that shape how we think, feel and behave across a whole range of different domains, and I think one of the most interesting effects for me in the whole book is the power of this color red, especially in the dating context. There is a lot of very good evidence from some very good researchers showing that when you load photos of yourself on to a dating website, that you can have exactly the same picture, but if you're wearing the color red in that picture, you're going to do much better and get many more hits, much more interest..."

Excerpt from MSNBC -- "I think the key thing is understanding that what we need is discipline, and discipline does not mean fiscal austerity. It means having a good sense of where you want to go, and focusing on things that produce growth."

Excerpt from CNBC -- "I think the key question for Cyprus is what kinds of precedents does it set for the future, and how will markets interpret what's been done? And in particular let's think about the capital controls that are currently in place. The key question is how long will they be in place, and will markets become worried that we're headed back to a time where capitol controls will become more widespread?"

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- “'Libor may not be being manipulated currently, but it is not responding to market conditions the way it would be expected,' said Abrantes-Metz, who is also an associate professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. 'That compromises the reliability of Libor as a key benchmark, to the detriment of the market.'”

Excerpt from The New York Times -- "In past times of rising crime, a cold war, rising nuclear war fears, and rising Islamic terrorism, there was a lot to hold together the large conservative coalition. Now, with diminished external threats, there is much less 'to galvanize people with a psychologically conservative disposition.' Instead, Haidt argued, the more intensely felt current threats are economic, and it is not immediately clear why shrinking the government is the best way to meet those threats."

Excerpt from Luxury Daily -- "What I am suggesting therefore is that the change of name is not a case of 'corporate rebranding,' as several analysts rushed to contemptuously point out, [one destined] “to fill a library” along with those that failed to move the needle upwards. This change of name, along with its tag line, 'Empowering Imagination,' are expressions of the conglomerate’s clearly defined business strategy in creating synergies among its brands."

Excerpt from Forbes -- “'They may believe they’re doing all that’s called for,' says Zur Shapira, William Berkeley Professor of Entrepreneurship at NYU’s Stern School of Management, 'but in chasing growth, it’s easy to overlook the people issues. The truth is, too many are not likely paying the amount of attention that’s called for.'”

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "The markets are assumed to be bipolar. Apple could do no wrong a year ago and now everyone's decided that it's had this huge fall from grace. It is still the product that's a self-expressive benefit, it says something about you, it stands for innovation, heritage, incredible price premium. Hands down, the best brand in the world."

Excerpt from MIT Technology Review -- "NYU’s Sundararajan believes the time could be right for some (non-vertical-specific sharing marketplace) service like it to catch on, though he believes integrating with Facebook heavily is a strategic risk because any budding competitor can do the same."

Excerpt from the Washington Post -- “'The one big lesson is, it can be done,' Henry said. 'You can get to yes. You can turn things around.'”

Excerpt from Zócalo Public Square -- "In 'The Righteous Mind,' Haidt argues that our morals and beliefs are far less reason-based than many of us would like to think.  We often come to a conclusion first and then think up the reasons for it next; as a result, we misjudge people who feel differently.  If we can take responsibility for breaking out of our righteous mindsets, we just might be able to understand and get along with one another better."

Excerpt from Marketplace -- "In the book, Alter reveals that in general we are sharper, clearer thinkers when it's cold outside and that the colors around us can impact our mood -- from how angry we are to how willing we are to buy. He says his book is not so much about taking advantage of others as it is about educating consumers on what these cues are, because once they recognize them they can cope with them and deal with them and sometimes even harness them for personal benefit."

Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek -- "Discipline means focusing on what needs to be done to generate prosperity. Not austerity, not necessarily extreme measures...Discipline means a long-term focus on pragmatic solutions."

Excerpt from Marketplace  ---  "The risks are real. If the economy falters, rich borrowers could see their home and investment values drop. Or, adjustable mortgage rates could rise, eating up their profit. As for the banks, they’re enjoying this new demand from the wealthy. 'The banks are now trying to find new borrowers to lend to,' NYU's Van Nieuwerburgh says, 'and this is some loan business that, in their view, is pretty safe and they’re happy to do.'”