Summary: A brilliant mathematician teeters on the brink of insanity as he searches for an elusive numerical code that will allow him to predict patterns in the stock market, while being pursued by an aggressive Wall Street firm set on financial domination and a Kaballah sect intent on unlocking the secrets behind their ancient holy texts.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Entertainment 2001

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Summary: "Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2009

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Payne, Charles

Summary: "Everyone deserves Unstoppable Prosperity! This book is for everyone - including those not actively investing in the stock market, those in the market desiring better returns, and those with large under-performing portfolios looking to take greater control of their destiny. Everyone deserves Unstoppable Prosperity."--Text from website

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Unstoppable Prosperity 2019

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Summary: A brilliant young mathematician is on the verge of discovering a formula that could predict the fluctuations of the stock market and he is quickly taken under the wing of a corrupt CEO at Centabank. Together these two men will play a deadly game of deception and revenge, while initiating one of the largest banking scandals in history.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2003

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Contents: Disc 1. Is investing in your blood? -- Understanding fundamental securities -- What is the stock market? -- Historical returns and volatility -- Risk, expected return, and diversification -- What determines how much you'll make -- Disc 2. The efficient market hypothesis -- Choosing a brokerage firm -- Trading and investing basics -- Trading strategies and common mistakes -- The language of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Nations, Scott

Summary: In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century, revealing how they have defined the nation today.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

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Rogers, Jim

Summary: Looks at the investment opportunities available in the emerging Chinese economy and the country's growing openness to foreign investors, offering tips on how to take advantage of the situation and what, where, how, and when to buy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007

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Hill, Christina.

Summary: "The stock market offers benefits to both investors and businesses. Companies can sell shares to gain money and grow their business. Yet risk is always involved when it comes to the stock market, especially during pandemic times. The bull or bear market trends show the relationship between the economy and the stock market. Colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Press 2023

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Levenson, Thomas

Summary: "Money for Nothing chronicles the moment when the needs of war, discoveries of natural philosophy, and ambitions of investors collided. It's about how the Scientific Revolution intertwined with finance to set England--and the world--off in an entirely new direction. At the dawn of the eighteenth century, England was running out of money due to a prolonged war with France. Parliament tried...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020

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Scott, David Logan

Summary: Featuring some 4,500 entries, including more than seven hundred new additions, this financial reference defines financial terms, explains investment strategies, and offers case studies demonstrating the application of investment concepts.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2003

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Darvas, Nicolas.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: BN Publishing 2008

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Vaughan, Liam

Summary: "The riveting story of a trading prodigy who amassed $70 million from his childhood bedroom--until the US government accused him of helping trigger an unprecedented market collapse On May 6, 2010, financial markets around the world tumbled simultaneouslyand without warning. In the span of five minutes, a trillion dollars of valuation was lost. The Flash Crash, as it became known, represented...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020

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Greenblatt, Joel.

Summary: A hedge fund manager and Columbia Business School professor shows, in step-by-step fashion, how "beating the market" can be made simple and easy for investors of any age.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2006

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Greenblatt, Joel.

Summary: "A runaway bestseller even before it was published, the Little book that beats the market shows how successful investing can be made easy for investors of any age."--Container.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2006

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Fosback, Norman G.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dearborn Financial Publishing 1992

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Jakab, Spencer

Summary: "From Wall Street Journal columnist Spencer Jakab, the real story of the GameStop squeeze-and the surprising winners of a rigged game. During one crazy week in January 2021, a motley crew of retail traders on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets forum had seeminglydone the impossible-they had brought some of the biggest, richest players on Wall Street to their knees. Their weapon was GameStop, a failing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio, Penguin 2022

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Summary: A young woman, after breaking off an affair with an older man, finds herself in Rome and alone. She becomes friends with a young stockbroker, but after he has an accident, she once again finds herself alone.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2005

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Bartiromo, Maria.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2001

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Liss, David

Summary: An outsider in eighteenth-century London, Jewish pugilist and hired thug Benjamin Weaver prowls the city's mean streets in the service of England's gentry tracking down debtors and thieves.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2000

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Liss, David.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2000

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Dillian, Jared.

Summary: A former trader recounts the final years of Lehman Brothers, discussing the outrageous personalities of his co-workers, his own battles with mental illness, and the company's activities during the economic collapse.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2011

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Mooney, Carla

Summary: Offers 12 different views on the rise of industry and decline of farming. Each page provides information about what happened during the Industrial Revolution and how it affected different people, along with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library 2018

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