Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of the stock market, discusses what it is, defines terms related to it, and explains its role in the economy. Sidebars relay in-depth information about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the invention of the ticker tape. Includes photographs, illustrations, a glossary, and resources for further information.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history, Scott Nations, a longtime trader, financial engineer, and CNBC contributor, takes us on a journey through the five significant stock market crashes in the past century to reveal how they defined the United States today. THE PANIC OF 1907: When the Knickerbocker Trust Company failed, after a brazen attempt to manipulate the stock market led to a disastrous run on the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Cassidy describes the rising influence of what he calls utopian economics--thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the many ways an unregulated free market can produce disastrous unintended consequences. He then looks to the leading edge of economic theory, including behavioral economics, to offer a new understanding of the economy--one that casts aside the old assumption that people and firms make decisions purely on the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book provides you the tools to start investing wisely and successfully with straightforward explanations of the fundamentals, key investing questions answered, strategies for picking winners, useful advice on buying, selling, owning, and diversifying, and invaluable tips on building your financial portfolio through stock market investing.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America. What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined...
Language
English
Description
A stock or equity market is a network of economic transactions for the trading of company stock at an agreed price. The rule "buy low, sell high" can be profitable, but it is risky as well. This classic documentary asks whether or not it is possible to make a fortune from speculation on the stock market. While the film does not promise instant riches, it does offer viewers a spontaneous and lively view of what was then the Montreal Stock Exchange...
Language
English
Description
Introducing the new breed of trader-the British men and women who play the financial markets from their kitchens, sofas, and bedrooms. Thanks to online trading technology, anyone with an Internet connection and some cash to spare can attempt to reap the rich rewards that can come from trading. This documentary charts the real-time trading ups and downs, dreams and disappointments of a handful of Britain's 'retail traders'. Mother-of-three Jane could...
Language
English
Description
Manhattan hedge fund manager Karen believes that money is power and making it is fun, as she juggles two sets of twins, a busy social calendar, and her $200-million fund. Bob has spent more than three decades yelling out his trades and jostling for position on Chicago's cattle futures trading floor, but now he thinks it may be time wean himself off his trading addiction. London day traders Will and Piers use their expertise to train others in the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Charles Mackay. The book chronicles its targets in three parts: "National Delusions," "Peculiar Follies," and "Philosophical Delusions." Learn why intelligent people do amazingly stupid things when caught up in speculative edevorse. The subjects of Mackay's debunking include alchemy, beards (influence of politics and religion on), witch-hunts, crusades, and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Before reading The Panic of 1907, the year 1907 seemed like a long time ago and a different world. The authors, however, bring this story alive in a fast-moving book, and the reader sees how events of that time are very relevant for today's financial world. In spite of all of our advances, including a stronger monetary system and modern tools for managing risk, Bruner and Carr help us understand that we are not immune to a future crisis."...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The definitive account of the crash of 1987, a cautionary tale of how the U.S. financial system nearly collapsed ... Monday, October 19, 1987, was by far the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6 percent--almost twice as bad as the worst day of 1929--equal to a loss of nearly 5,000 points today. But Black Monday was more than just a one-day market crash; it was seven years in the making and threatened the entire U.S. financial system....