Financial Crisis

In the beginning was Jacqueline, and crossings on the Star Ferry with warm Hong Kong breezes blowing strands of long, black hair across her face as her eyes gazed into his. When investment banker Alexander “Dusty” Street returns to Hong Kong 20 years later, everybody wants him to save a huge acquisition, stabilize panicking financial markets, and return home to New York. The choice is obvious, until the love of his life reappears.

The financial crisis that peaked in the United States during the fall of 2008 is an excellent case study of what can go wrong with leadership and corporate governance - in business, financial ethics, government regulation directed both at the firm level and at that of the financial system itself, and legal accountability for the culprits.

The collection begins with a series of essays on Lehman Brothers, with particular attention to its last CEO, Richard Fuld....

It was a normal U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, "A stablecoin known as TerraUSD experienced a run and declined in value." That had started late on May 8, when UST ostensibly pegged to the U.S. dollar had fallen lower by a penny, then by thirty cents, then sixty. "I certainly think there are many risks associated with cryptocurrencies," Yellen replies to a question from Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Democrat of Nevada, who had said "the crypto currency market is now larger than the subprime mortgage market which ...

Christian faith-based audiobook to help you change your mind about debt and finances through practical and Biblical techniques. You can recover through the Word of God.

Before Rosanna begins her economics degree, she will spend the summer as an intern in the Takeovers & Acquisitions team at the London branch of global investment bank Kruger Partners. When she notices on her first day that her fellow interns Deborah and Amelia boast similarly voluptuous physical assets, she dismisses this as a coincidence. But her faith in the morality of the business world rapidly turns to vehement disapproval as she realizes that there is a pattern to Kruger Partners' recruitment policy, which has less to do with A-level results than with cup size.

Koski and Falk come up against what very well may prove to be their most complex and dangerous case yet: The Quantum Death Machine. For the first time, Koski and Falk must separate during a mission. Each faces mortal peril, while, at the same time, their smoldering relationship begins to heat up. The sixth in the riveting Koski & Falk Thriller series and second in the Kate Keenan Special Assignment series by multi-award-winning author A. G. Haye. With Raymond Gaynor, author of TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside).

When you know how money works, you make better financial decisions. It's that simple. Mastering Money demystifies finance and provides plainspoken, straightforward advice for building a solid financial foundation you can count on in good times and bad.

A new wave of financial reformers has infiltrated our public institutions at both the state and national levels. A growing army of self-proclaimed activists, philanthropists, and politicians has infiltrated not only the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the FDIC, the Treasury, and other regulatory agencies. This explosive new book from New York Times best-selling author Jay W. Richards reveals the shocking truth. This startling account walks you through America's government and financial industry from the inside out.

Doing business in the post-global financial crisis (GFC) is extremely challenging for most. Traditional capital has all but dried up. This has created challenges and opportunities for business decision makers to embrace public-private partnerships in order to determine the best business climate, provide public-backed incentives to close expansion & relocation projects and reduce operating and start-up costs.

“To me, as a multi-decade, veteran Lehman investment banker, the breathtaking death of my firm appeared impossible as little as three days ahead of the bankruptcy filing. Not only did I consider our “master of the universe” firm invincible, but, like my colleagues, when it became clear we were in deep trouble, it was unfathomable that the US government could misstep so foolishly as to let any bulge bracket investment bank simply fail. The worst case seemed to be the Bear Stearns route.” For the first time, Joe Tibman pulls back the kimono to share intriguing information and detail ...

Trillions of US dollars have been spent in order to bring the economy and its markets back into line, but in 2011 it all came crashing down; mysteriously, somehow, the markets rallied and continue to do so, but why is this? Author Vincent Lafayette exposes the truth behind the hidden government takeover and the resulting manipulation of the American financial markets and reveals the truth about the men in power who will stop at nothing to advance their twisted agendas.