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In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. Banks like Countrywide and non-banks such as New Century Financial--all financed by Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and others--were in danger of closing, or actually failing. On average, 50 lenders a month were going bust. Chain of Blame will chronicle the disaster, focusing on the players - the executives on Wall Street but...
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"This book tells the story of a record day on Wall Street in mid-1982, the only time in post-war history when a private individual caused a bull market of such magnitude, exploring the global press reaction that followed, the backstory of Henry Kaufman's influence, and the lessons of that episode for today"--
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How does one spot the bottom of a bear market? What brings a bear to its end? There are few more important questions to be answered in modern finance. Financial market history is a guide to understanding the future. Looking at the four occasions when US equities were particularly cheap - 1921, 1932, 1949 and 1982 - Russell Napier sets out to answer these questions by analysing every article in the Wall Street Journal from either side of the market...
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"Trading is a wonderful, glorious way to have fun, challenge your mind, and ultimately make money. This book is dedicated to providing you with the same skills world-class traders use every day to succeed in the markets. As a trader, you become the entrepreneur of any business you choose. Even if you do not have enough capital to start your own business, you still become an integral part of any startup you invest in by purchasing the shares of a company....
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" In 1901, the Northern Pacific was an unlikely prize: a twice-bankrupt construction of the federal government, it was a two-bit railroad (literally--five years back, its stock traded for twenty-five cents a share). But it was also a key to connecting eastern markets through Chicago to the rising West. Two titans of American railroads set their sights on it: James J. Hill, head of the Great Northern and largest individual shareholder of the Northern...
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