Trade History

This audiobook provides key insights into the "rags to riches" story of George Soros, and his journey to become one of the world's most famous investors. It discusses his investment strategies and his strong passion for philanthropy, and driving social change.

This book will cover all that you need to know about the history of cryptocurrency.

The purpose of this insider's account is to provide an answer to all these questions and more. Andrew Marr's brilliant, and brilliantly funny, book is a guide to those of us who read newspapers, or who listen to and watch news bulletins but want to know more. Andrew Marr tells the story of modern journalism through his own experience.

Since the earliest days of recorded human history, people have constructed buildings not just to provide shelter but to send a message. In the dark days following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, New York City began searching for some way to demonstrate its recovery and resolve. The Freedom Tower experienced many of the same ups and downs that the nation did. At some points, it seemed that the project would never end. This book looks at the construction history of the Twin Towers' replacement.

전시회에 가는 것을 좋아하는 사람들은 많지만, 미술 작품을 구매해 재테크를 하는 사람은 드물다. 보통 미술 투자는 부자들의 전유물이라는 고정관념이 있기 때문이다. 『나는 샤넬백 대신 그림을 산다』를 출간한 저자 윤보형은 미술 투자인 '아트테크'야말로 주식과 부동산보다 보통의 사람들에게 적합한 재테크라고 말한다.

"Life Insurance and Slavery: The Dark History of Profit and Human Commodification" by Elvin Lee Blake Thompson is a revealing exploration of the disturbing intersection between the financial industry and the transatlantic slave trade. This meticulously researched work uncovers how several prominent American insurance companies played a pivotal role in perpetuating and profiting from the institution of slavery by insuring the lives of enslaved individuals and the ships that transported them.

Si ricordano gli armeni quasi solo per il terribile genocidio patito nel 1915 e per le polemiche di cui tuttora questo è oggetto. Ma quella armena è una storia molto più ricca e antica: la storia di un territorio ponte fra Oriente e Occidente e di un popolo millenario che ha conservato e tramandato una cultura fortemente identitaria. Ricco di informazioni, l'audiolibro ripercorre la storia armena dalle origini più antiche a oggi, presentando anche un quadro generale della religione, della lingua, della letteratura.

국민일보 미술 담당 손영옥 기자가 미술품 구매 대중화를 목적으로, 평범한 월급쟁이가 감상과 투자를 겸해 미술품을 사려면 얼마가 있어야 하고, 어디서 구입해야 하며, 어떤 기준으로 선택해야 하는가에 대해 답을 담은 『아무래도 그림을 사야겠습니다』. 저자는 빠듯한 월급 탓에 외투를 더 장만해야 하나 말아야 하나를 고민하는, 자신과 같은 처지의 직장인을 위한 미술품 구매 안내서가 필요하다는 생각으로 이 책을 출간했다.

In this long-awaited and eagerly anticipated update, Jeremy Siegel provides his legendary perspective and guidance to an investment world turned upside down. Stocks for the Long Run combines a compelling and timely portrait of today's turbulent stock market with the strategies, tools, and techniques investors need to maintain their focus and achieve meaningful stock returns over time. This completely updated edition includes entirely new information as it provides answers on the five major issues concerning investors and professionals today.

Economist on Wall Street is a collection of work from 1955 to 1970. The audio is especially interesting because so many of Bernstein's observations reflect the most important issues of the present - the outlook for inflation and its control, the intricacies of monetary policy, the future of the dollar, and the dilemmas of household finances. Bernstein was also concerned with developments in portfolio management, including the new influence of institutional investors and rules for optimal asset mixes.

In the early 1990s, North America was the vibrant center of an increasingly democratic and revitalized western hemisphere. The United States and Canada were close allies working together to implement a bilateral free trade agreement and build an integrated manufacturing and export economy. By the late 2000s, the economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries were strained as policies stagnated or slipped backward and passports were needed to cross the border for the first time in history.

John Grant, son of a poor Highlander, driven by the need to escape an impoverished Scotland and emboldened by the certainty of being among God’s elect, struck a dangerous bargain with oppressors. In choosing to become a cloth merchant, he sought to benefit from the cruel and barbaric treatment of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and American South, the American government's practice of expropriation of Native Americans' land, and the British East India Company's robbery of India's trade secrets for fine cottons.

The Netherlands had a great century in the 1600s, until it all ended about three-fourths of the way along. Trading was all around; business was good. Their vast empire that reached across the world made money from spices, raw materials, metals, and so much more, with an extensive network of ships and merchants, and an entire army fleet. The Dutch Golden Era was a time in Dutch history varying from about 1588 (the start of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the "Catastrophe Year"), throughout which Dutch trade, science, and art, and the Dutch armed force, were amongst the world's best.

Every Western business leader wants to know more about China in order to enjoy a greater chance of business success in China. They also need to understand how and why Chinese businesses are spreading throughout the world, particularly under the new "One Belt, One Road" initiative. However, few seek advice from those who best know the answers - Chinese business people. In Unlocking the Emperor's Door, we utilize exclusive and unparalleled access to multi-billionaire Li Jinyuan and his multinational Tiens Group as a case study

In September 2014, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raised $25 billion in the world's biggest ever initial public offering. Since then millions of investors and managers worldwide have pondered a fundamental question: what's really going on with the new wave of China's disruptors?

On January 28, GME stock exploded to $400 per share, making a bunch of relatively unknown people millionaires. Often called a meme stock, GME was one of a handful of companies that benefited from the singular events that took place in the stock market in the early months of 2021. With these events in the rearview mirror, we’re finally ready to examine what really happened and whether anyone benefited from them. Veteran market observer Cyrano Brixton takes you through the entire saga in detail, and also provides vital background information that will help you make sense of events.

The collapse of USI Tech sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community, exposing the dangers of unchecked ambition, and highlighting the need for greater transparency and accountability in the industry. But amidst the wreckage, there are lessons to be learned and truths to be uncovered.

This digest captures Warren Buffet's way of life, his business sense and principles and the secrets to his success. The story begins when Buffett was six years old, intrigued by the ideas of risk and probability. At age 11, he was already dabbling in trading having bought three shares of Cities Services for himself and three for his sister. In 1964, he bought Berkshire Hathaway, a Massachusetts textile firm and he managed to grow it to the 12th largest company in the US.

Right now, Congress, the Fed, and the Treasury are all gambling with your future and your money. And it's contagious. Economies around the globe are suffering from the biggest multitrillion-dollar bets ever wagered on big governments and miraculous financial interventions in pretend "free markets." One man saw it all coming and told his audiences well in advance of today's crisis.