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When the crash of the U.S. stock market became public knowledge in the fall of 2008, it was already old news. The real crash had taken place silently over the previous year, in obscure financial markets where the SEC doesn’t bother to look: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can’t pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was actually happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren’t talking.

In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked traders, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters, titans and dreamers, euphoria and ruin. With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes listeners inside the chaos of the crash.

Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently. The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications.

This classic expose of the Fed has become one of the best-selling books in its category of all time. Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You'll be hooked in five minutes. It reads like a detective story - which it really is, but it's all true.

If you asked most people what forces led to today’s unprecedented income inequality and financial crashes, no one would say the Federal Reserve. For most of its history, the Fed has enjoyed the fawning adoration of the press. When the economy grew, it was credited to the Fed. When the economy imploded in 2008, the Fed got credit for rescuing us.

A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, The House of Morgan traces the trajectory of the J. P.Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987. Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the private saga of the Morgans and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved. Based on extensive interviews and access to the family and business archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece.

It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of the economic meltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades.

In the ever-pulsing heart of Wall Street, The City, Central, and other international financial centers, where billion-dollar deals dance before dawn and strategy is etched in spreadsheets, investment banking stands as both art and science. Davidsons's audiobook is your gateway into that high-stakes world—a comprehensive study guide designed for the thinker in motion. Whether you’re navigating morning traffic, pacing through your workout, or washing away the day’s routine, this guide flows with you.

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📈 Unleash Your Potential in Online Trading! 📈 Do you want to achieve Consistent and Lasting results in Trading? Through Technical Analysis of Financial Markets, you can achieve them Scientifically. Keep reading to find out how this book can revolutionize your approach to Trading! When I first approached the World of Online Trading, I struggled to find a sufficiently in-depth guide that covered the main fundamentals of Trading and organized all the essential information in an organic way. Technical Analysis of Financial Markets is one of the two possible analyses that a Trader can use ...

A Guide Book for all – Demystifying Myriad Global Financial Terms The present day world is full of jargons. Though most of the concepts are known to us, the jargon or acronym seems to be new to us. For instance, the latest buzzword in Management is ‘GRC’. The very word scars the readers. But when expanded as “Governance, Risk Management and Compliance”, we feel relaxed – Oh! It is so simple. Again most part of the world uses ‘Cheque’ as a banking instrument. U.S. has the habit of having its own method of spelling the words and it uses ‘Check’ in the place of Cheque in ...

“Brick and Mortar Banking” has migrated to “Click Banking” The mundane actions like Day Book, General Ledger, Balance Sheet, Tallying of Accounts, Cash Books (including cash counting), etc., are done by systems. An overview of analysis of bank balance sheet is also included in this book. New jargons like Bank Marketing, Customer Relationship in Banking, Financial Inclusion, Islamic Banking, etc., have been in air in the Banking industry. These concepts are demystified in this book. This book is not aimed at banking professional readers. But aims at non-bankers who would like to know...

A real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America's financial history by an acclaimed New York Times reporter. Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami.

AI is Here. Is Your Irish Financial Institution Ready? Artificial Intelligence isn't just knocking on the door of Irish finance – it's already reshaping the landscape. From Dublin's IFSC to regional credit unions, AI promises unprecedented efficiency and innovation. But navigating this new frontier brings immense challenges: How do you comply with the EU AI Act? What are the Central Bank of Ireland's expectations? How do you manage the critical risks of bias, data privacy, and accountability? Stop guessing. Start governing. In AI Governance in Irish Finance, Joe Houghton delivers the ...

“Brick and Mortar Banking” has migrated to “Click Banking” The mundane actions like Day Book, General Ledger, Balance Sheet, Tallying of Accounts, Cash Books (including cash counting), etc., are done by systems. An overview of analysis of bank balance sheet is also included in this book. Is Credit Appraisal an Art or Science? If it is pure science automation can itself do it. If it is pure Art is possible only by human beings. Let us explore this in this book. New jargons like Bank Marketing, Customer Relationship in Banking, Financial Inclusion, Islamic Banking, etc., have been in ...

In the 1960s, Ludwig von Mises lectured often on money and inflation. Bettina Bien Greaves was there taking shorthand. She has been working to transcribe them for a very long time. At last the results are here and they are fantastic. To have this work is like having Mises as your private tutor, telling you about money and inflation in a casual setting and in plain language. He is the prophet of the 20th century on these topics, and here he presents his entire apparatus. True, this book is not technically by Mises. It is not something he signed off on. But they are his lectures, and they ...

Did Wall Street cause the mess we are in? Should Washington place stronger regulations on the financial industry? Can we lower unemployment rates by controlling the free market? Answer: no. Not only is free-market capitalism good for the economy, it is our only hope for recovery. As the nation’s longest-serving CEO of one of the top 25 financial institutions, John Allison has had a unique inside view of the events leading up to the financial crisis.

Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken soccer balls on the run-down streets of East London, Gary Stevenson dreamed of something bigger. As luck would have it, he was good at numbers. At the London School of Economics, wearing tracksuits and sneakers, Stevenson shocked his posh classmates by winning a competition called “The Trading Game.” The prize? A golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader at Citibank.

As a private banker working for the largest bank in the world, UBS, Bradley Birkenfeld was an expert in Switzerland's shell-game of offshore companies and secret numbered accounts. He wined and dined ultrawealthy clients whose millions of dollars were hidden away from business partners, spouses, and tax authorities. As his client list grew, Birkenfeld lived a life of money, fast cars, and beautiful women, but when he discovered that UBS was planning to betray him, he blew the whistle to the US government.

Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money - as well as how to dress, talk, date, drink, and schmooze like real financiers. But they experience something new, too: an industry forever changed by the massive financial collapse of 2008. And as they get their Wall Street educations, they face hard questions about morality, prestige, and the value of their work.