Economics & Finance
Economics & Finance
The American securities industry has a long and varied history that has come to symbolize the best and the worst of American finance. Wall Street is a wide-ranging chronicle of how a loose association...
The overthrow of matter is the main event of the century. As the mind gains ascendancy, physical wealth declines in value and sig-nificance. Computer software, a product of the mind, is the added value in world...
An "arsenal" of 186 Attack and Defense Strategies for combating scams, hidden charges, half-truths, and even lies perpetuated against consumers by the insurance and banking industries; automobile manufacturers, dealers...
How do ideas spread? Why do some charities, movies, architects, politicians, potato chips and cars succeed, while others (just as good apparently)...
In Money Well Spent?, investigative reporter Michael Grabell analyzes the events leading up to the creation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and discusses what went wrong—and right...
When Kerry Killinger took the helm of Washington Mutual in 1988, he increased the bank’s size—and the speed of its growth—exponentially. With the motto “The Power of Yes,” WaMu bought and sold billions of dollars of...
For many years, managers analyzed risks separately, without considering how they affected the business entity as a whole. In many cases, risk management was handled by the company’s chief financial officer, who often...
Imagine this: You receive a phone call from the estate of a long-lost relative. You have inherited a million dollars in cash!...
Starbucks Coffee is an example of turning a passion for coffee into a successful business venture. What started as small coffee shop in Seattle is now...
Michael Hill was a custom home builder with a company valued at $47 million when the subprime crisis hit and the nation’s housing market tanked. In 2008, Hill found himself in bankruptcy court. He realized that the...
