Product DescriptionBad Samaritans was an introduction to open-minded economists and political free-thinkers to Ha-Joon Chang's theories of the dangers of free-trade. With irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a keen grasp of history, Chang blasts holes in the "World Is Flat" orthodoxy of Thomas Friedman and others who argue ...

I want to find the day by day chart for 2011 I would like to see where the nasdaq closed on a certain date in July.

Product DescriptionIn 2001, the London Stock Exchange will be 200 years old, though its origins go back a century before that. This book traces the history of the London Stock Exchange from its beginnings around 1700 to the present day, chronicling the challenges and opportunities it has faced, avoided, or ...

Jeff was kind enough to perform this for us on our 30th birthday.

I wanted to highlight a story on Marketwatch by Minyanville's Todd Harrison.  While the headline is a bit of hyperbole , I've learned many times, headlines are not written by authors but by publishers (but judging from the content of the piece, Todd might have choesn the headline as well).  ...

Product DescriptionIn the near future, the vast majority of "Baby Boomers" will be on the verge of retirement - and looking to cash in on their retirement plans. This will be a major drain on cash reserves for which no-one is ready and there's every chance that peoples' lifelong savings ...

Product DescriptionIn 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected--that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall.  Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager ...

www.YOUnique.co.nz YOUnique Wealth Systems in New Zealand presents a seminar about the history of gold and the implications of gold and silver in today's world. (previously Joseph Wealth Systems)

Heritage Market puts history of steel in young hands A Pittsburgh heritage organization on Saturday is turning the Waterfront's Historic Pump House -- site of an infamous labor dispute -- into a bustling family market of ethnic foods, arts and crafts, music and eco-friendly products like jewelry made out of recycled ...

Product DescriptionIn the four-hour version of THE ASCENT OF MONEY, historian and author Niall Ferguson seeks to explain the financial history of the world, exploring how our complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of ...