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On April 26, the NYU Stern Volatility Institute hosted its 11th annual conference entitled, "Financial Volatility in an Age of Geopolitical Risks."

The NYU Stern Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions and the Bank Policy Institute will host the Conference on Household Finance on Friday, April 26.

Excerpt from Worth -- "'The biggest challenge that I'm thinking about right now is how to tackle the negative impacts of our current phase of capitalism, which is focused on shareholder primacy and short term-ism and managing to stock price and the negative societal impacts that type of capitalism has on labor force.'"

Excerpt from The New York Times -- "Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at N.Y.U. and my co-host on the podcast Pivot, calls it the 'algebra of deterrence,' by which he means a price and a punishment that makes certain you will not do a bad thing again. Five billion dollars is not that price. 'Put another zero on it and then we can start talking,' said Mr. Galloway this week."

Excerpt from The New York Times -- "Looking at the video, she said, is 'definitely shifting the perspective to details about the way she looked, and also other details — maybe someone else’s reaction to her.' Not only could the change in perspective increase self-presentation anxiety but, 'according to research, it could also dampen emotional aspects of the experience,' Dr. Barasch said."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "The things that disrupt you are the things you don't see coming, but I don't see anything coming. It's just difficult to see where they're vulnerable at this point. I think the only place they're vulnerable is what you mentioned, and that's antitrust action. ... even if antitrust comes, you're still looking at just enormous shareholder gains. It's great to be an unregulated monopoly."

Excerpt from Grand Valley Business Times -- "Studies conducted by Justin Kruger at the New York University Stern School of Business demonstrate we accurately interpret the difference between seriousness and sarcasm in electronic communications only 50 percent of the time — no better than chance."

Excerpt from CBC Radio -- "I think one way to look at this is that these kinds of government reactions are in part a function of the social media companies having had very little success in gaining control of their own platforms, and preventing the kind of misinformation from spreading that governments such as Sri Lanka's intent on snuffing out."

Excerpt from Forbes India -- "Haidt has a few recommendations for what ails us. He believes reducing device time on social media is the starting point. Then consciously finding ways to listen to one another, even when we disagree, without feeling the need to be right and finding common cause in the areas where we agree. Finally, to future parents, he offers the words of a baby doctor who cautioned against over-protective parenting, 'don’t just do something, stand there.'"

Excerpt from CNBC -- "'All four are richly priced ... I’m a little scared of Uber at $100 billion. I think both Lyft and Uber are struggling with a way to convert revenue growth into profits. So you are paying $100 billion for a company that still doesn’t have a viable business model. That’s scary,' Damodaran says."

Excerpt from The Telegraph -- "According to a report by New York University's Stern Centre, 71 workers died annually in Bangladeshi factories before the Rana Plaza incident. Since the Accord was signed, that figure has fallen to 17."

Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "'This is an extreme step in terms of regulation, but one that I think will be becoming more common in the future,' said Barrett, whose center seeks to train business leaders to make decisions on human rights issues. 'We may be at a breaking point in terms of how people around world view big social media companies.'"

In an era of unprecedented change and pervasive uncertainty, the question isn’t whether graduates will meet this moment, but how. In her address to the NYU Stern Graduate Class of 2019, Janet Foutty will explore that “how,” sharing the leadership principle that has empowered her – and the people around her – to not only own the challenges they face, but to actually solve them.

On April 23, NYU Stern's Center for Sustainable Business hosted a panel entitled, "ESG and Impact Investing Across Asset Classes."

Excerpt from Herald Tribune -- "...a recent study authored by Professors Sandeep Dahiya of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and David Yermack of New York University’s Stern School of Business analyzed the returns of 28,296 nonprofit endowments from 2009–2016. They found the median return for the eight-year period across 28,000-plus organizations to be 3.75%, while a 60% domestic equity/40% Treasury bond construction delivered 9.28%."

Excerpt from Nightly Business Report -- "One, we are certainly seeing a lot more discussion about new proposals and different ideas that would cut back on some of these things. But I think there's a lot of talk about and research looking at these issues. At the same time, there’s a lot of concern that innovation is not happening in the U.S. and in corporate America in the way it has in the past, especially compared to countries like China. And when you put those two pieces together, recognizing that innovation is one of the key challenges that people look at as having being cut back by going public... I think this is a time we’re going to talk about this very seriously and look at this in a lot more detail."

Excerpt from Ad Age India -- "SHE launched in March 2016. McCann had the task of launching this fund. The brief called for a print ad, but McCann saw an opportunity to deliver a message instead of merely launching a fund. It became a larger calling to raise awareness about the lack of gender diversity in corporations, especially in the boardroom of financial institutions. The team at McCann in partnership with an amazing and willing client spent a year bringing this idea to life."

Excerpt from Bloomberg Quint -- "Put simply, I hope Dara Khoshrowshahi means it when he says that Uber has to show a pathway to profitability, but I think that is what is more critical is that he acts on those words. In my view, this remains a business, whether you define it to be ride sharing, transportation services or personal mobility, without a business model that can generate sustained profits, precisely because the existing model was designed to deliver exponential growth and little else, and Uber, and the other players in this game), have only a limited window to fix it."

Excerpt from Shark Tank -- (24:35) "Made from sustainably sourced organic cotton right here in the USA, Swoveralls possess the functionality of overalls while also providing extreme comfort. Adjustable straps allow you to find the perfect fit and a functional inside zippered front pocket allows you to safely store your valuables."

Excerpt from The Guardian -- "Obama’s wardrobe might have changed tack slightly, becoming edgier and more on-trend – but its power is not new. David Yermack, a professor of finance at NYU Stern School of Business, tracked her 189 outfit-strong wardrobe during the first year of her husband’s presidency and published the findings in Harvard Business Review."

Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "A study of clients of Vanguard Group, the giant asset manager, is the latest look at how individual investors make decisions. It shows them, overall, to be patient and prudent. It also offers a hint as to how investors and their financial advisers can get a little smarter still."

Excerpt from Slate -- "I think everybody’s been in a position where if you just look at a set of data, it’s hard to get emotional about a set of numbers. However, if those numbers are included in a story with many more details—that’s much more descriptive, that explores what all of the plausible outcomes might be—then it’s a bit easier to develop strategy and to feel a sense of urgency."

Excerpt from Fast Company -- "'I think that the majority of design jobs and the genius in design right now is to bio-mechanically addict us,' he said, then gave a sobering account of his own addiction to social media, comparing it to his father’s cigarette habit: 'Twitter is my smoking.'"

Excerpt from EvoLLLution -- "For a major purchase involving what we call extensive problem solving, consumers will use a large number of sources of information including online Google-type search, online reviews, word-of-mouth from friends/family, actual product trial (if possible), websites, and marketing sources such as advertising."

Excerpt from Observer -- "'The movie theater industry needs to make it worthwhile for you to break the gravitational pull of your couch,' said Allen Adamson, an adjunct associate professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and the author of Shift Ahead, which explores how brands stay relevant in today’s fast-changing world."