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Prof. Richard Sylla on the US stock market

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "I think most people in the stock market ought to be investing thinking about a longer term."  Additional coverage appeared on MSNBC and MarketWatch.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on living in a G-Zero world

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Excerpt from Reuters India -- "We are now living in a G-Zero world, one in which no single country or bloc of countries has the political and economic leverage -- or the will -- to drive a truly international agenda."  Additional coverage appeared on CNBC.
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"Guaranteed to Fail," by NYU Stern faculty is named a "Top Business Book"

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'Guaranteed to Fail' by Viral V. Acharya, Matthew Richardson, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Lawrence J. White (Princeton). Four professors at New York University’s Stern School of Business explain how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac got so big and why we must fix them."  Additional coverage appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek and Spartanburg Herald Journal.
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Prof. Stephen Brown on the recent UBS fraud case

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Excerpt from Associated Press -- "These top banks hire the best and brightest ambitious young people and when they outperform everyone else the bankers want to believe in their brilliance so they look the other way. That's exactly what happened at UBS."  Additional coverage appeared on CBS News, ABC News, Diario Hoy and The Nation.
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In an interview, Prof. Thomas Cooley discusses the euro zone debt crisis

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Excerpt from VoxEU.org -- "There are two obvious things that need to happen. We have to resolve the current issues by whatever mixture of debt restructuring or orderly defaults and austerity programs. And I think if those things are done, then the Eurozone can, and I would say should, survive in the long run."
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Prof. Joel Hasbrouck on how high-speed trading is changing the stock market

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Excerpt from Voice of America -- "In normal circumstances, high-frequency traders act as market makers. That is, they stand by passively waiting to buy or sell from whoever comes into the market needing to trade. In that capacity, they actually help stabilize the market."  Additional coverage appeared in States News Service, Lincoln Tribune and Thai News Service.
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Prof. David Poltrack on Digital Video Recording (DVR) as a transitional technology

Excerpt from MediaPost -- "David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer at CBS, has said over the years that Digital Video Recording (DVR) is a transitional technology. I believe he's right ..."
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Prof. David Poltrack on the decline of US households with at least one TV

Excerpt from Variety -- "Kids who were normally in an apartment in (New York City) and counting as a new household were now staying home with ma and pa."
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Prof. Roy Smith on John Mack and Oswald Gruebel's joint leadership of Credit Suisse Group

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal blog -- "'People who haven’t worked closely together in the past are asking for trouble,' warns Roy Smith, a professor of finance at New York University, about the joint-leadership structure."
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In an op-ed, Prof. Edward Altman says the ECB must focus on fixing the Italian economy

Excerpt from Outlook Profit -- "We should not underestimate hedge funds who see an opening in an attack on Italy."
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Prof. Amir Malin is cited as a co-founder of Qualia Capital LLC, a private media investment fund

Excerpt from Indie Wire -- "Prior to Austin’s engagement with Indomitable, she was outside counsel to Qualia Capital LLC, the private media investment fund founded by Amir Malin and Ken Schapiro."
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Prof. Vasant Dhar discussed the "Impact of Technology in Business" at the University of Kashmir

Excerpt from Kashmir Images -- "Prof. Dhar a world renowned professor in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy talked extensively on role of technology in developing digital models for predicting the financial markets."  Additional coverage appeared in Greater Kashmir and RisingKashmir.com.
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Prof. Edward Altman's Z-Score, a formula for predicting bankruptcy, is highlighted

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Excerpt from TheStreet.com -- "One way to test if a company poses any threat of filing for bankruptcy is through the Altman Z-Score, a formula developed by New York University professor Edward Altman in 1968."
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Member of the NYU Stern Executive Board and Prof. Richard Bernstein (MBA '87) is featured

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "Two of Wall Street's top strategists weigh in on the latest market moves, with Richard Bernstein, Richard Bernstein Advisors and Thomas Lee, JPMorgan."  Additional coverage appeared in a Wall Street Journal blog.
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Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the ECB's policy actions

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Some economists including Nouriel Roubini have accused the ECB of making a mistake by increasing rates at a time when spending cuts in debt-strapped nations and a cooling global economy are hampering growth."
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Prof. Scott Galloway's digital IQ ranking of luxury brands in China is featured

Excerpt from The Independent -- "Prestige 100: China IQ is a study conceived by New York University Stern Professor Scott Galloway along with Doug Guthrie, from GW's School of Business and China and a panel from the L2 digital innovation think tank."  Additional coverage appeared in Travel & Leisure Close-Up.
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Prof. Scott Galloway discussed the blogosphere at Lucky Magazine's FABB Conference

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post -- "'Figure out how to turn my passion into a living. The blogosphere is very powerful & underpaid,' said Scott Galloway, an NYU Professor."
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Prof. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh advises eliminating government housing subsides

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "Van Nieuwerburgh, who co-authored the book 'Guaranteed to Fail,' advocates gradually ending all government subsidies, including mortgage interest rate deductions and the wind down of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
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Prof. Richard Sylla on Alexander Hamilton

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Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "'Hamilton has a lot to contribute to today's discussion,' said Richard Sylla, the chairman of the Museum of American Finance and an economics professor at New York University who is working on a book about Hamilton's foresight."
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Prof. Vicki Morwitz's research on consumer decisions and socioeconomic status is featured

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Excerpt from Science Daily -- "The authors discovered that under certain circumstances higher status consumers are more likely to emulate the choices of lower status people, a phenomenon called the 'low status user effect.'"  Additional coverage appeared on Eurekalert, UPI.com, TruthDive.com and Daily Mail.
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Prof. Amir Malin on financing film projects

Excerpt from Variety -- "When it comes to equity, we're far more comfortable partnering with a studio. ... When it comes to an independent film, we're much more comfortable with debt."
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Prof. Aswath Damodaran invites the public to attend his course on valuation

Excerpt from BVWire News -- "Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business, is teaching one class this year—valuation—and you are invited to attend."
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Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence on US American unemployment

Excerpt from Triple Pundit -- “What makes the current situation so hard is that we’re trying to solve a long-term problem with a very constrained fiscal situation."  Additional coverage appeared on a Council on Foreign Relations blog.

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