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Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A workout on the sun deck, a conga line in the dining hall, a photo shoot with the captain, or a beauty contest for all ages: fun around-the-clock is guaranteed on a cruise, while you float along with your hotel room. The sea-faring holiday fortresses have come into vogue and business is booming. In the towering ship's wake, we are left behind with a hoard of digital memories and a cloud of exhaust fumes on the horizon.
4) Soros
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
SOROS follows one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time as he fights against the rising tide of authoritarianism around the world.
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning filmmaker Alex Winter's new documentary reveals that proponents of Blockchain are already using the technology to change the world; fighting income inequality, the refugee crisis and world hunger. Narrated by Rosario Dawson.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Selling an investment - whether a winner or loser - can be emotionally difficult. In addition to learning why this is so, grasp the different reasons that selling is often the right decision, and learn some techniques that can help offset emotional influences.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Plunge into the economic nightmare of hyperinflation, learning how it happens, when it ends, and the policies that put nations at risk. The classic case of hyperinflation is post-World War I Germany, which faced a multitude of demands on a financial system already crippled by the war. Also, analyze the mistakes that sparked hyperinflation in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s.
9) Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters: Episode 14,Japan's Lost Decade
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the 1980s, the Japanese economy seemed unstoppable. Then, it came to a screeching halt, miring the nation in more than two decades of economic stagnation. What went wrong? Analyze Japan's postwar brand of capitalism, focusing on how its regulatory, political, and banking systems created a "bubble economy" - until the global economy and regulatory climate abruptly changed and the bubble burst.
10) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 47,The Information Economy: Telegraph to Tech
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how our growing information economy is reshaping the way the world does business. Professor Harreld takes you back 500 years to reveal the evolution from a world when information was slow (and often out of date when it was received) to the 21st century, when information is instantly available and at a fairly low cost.
11) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 34,Tariffs, Cartels, and John Maynard Keynes
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how John Maynard Keynes, a founder of macroeconomics, shattered the predominant economic thinking of the 19th and early 20th centuries. What made governments the best source for moderating swings in economic performance? What did economic policymakers fail to consider in the years leading up to the Great Depression? How did tariffs and cartels work to eliminate much of free trade?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
With about {dollar}80 trillion of investment opportunities outside the United States, foreign investment can be a tempting option. Learn how the rules for diversifying into these investments are changing, and what you need to know to help ensure that your foreign investment decisions are as sound as possible.
13) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 44,Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and the Soviet Decline
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Ultimately, the communist system of the Soviet Union (despite the best efforts of leaders like Gorbachev and Yeltsin) was unable to offer a viable alternative to the market economy, and it collapsed in 1989 and 1990. Follow the story of the end of communist rule, from failed reforms and populist action to shortages of consumer goods and the absence of open political life.
14) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 1,Self-Interest, Human Survival, and History
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How is economic history different from a history of economics? What are the primary concerns of today's economic historians? What are some watershed economic moments of the last 500 years? Why does modern economic history "begin" around 1400? Find out in this introduction to the remarkable journey ahead.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The glamour of initial public offerings can obscure their realities. This lecture explains how most IPOs are done, the "Dutch auction" method that is sometimes used instead, and what you need to know if you get the opportunity to participate in an IPO.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Explore the world of stock and index options and how you can put them to work for you at very low or even zero risk. Learn about call options, put options, strike prices, and how to use the return-enhancing technique known as the covered call strategy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Thanks to a global shift in fuel consumption, oil has been a weapon in geopolitical disputes for quite some time. Discover how the global economy got to this point and how the developing countries of the Middle East began to play a central role in world economic affairs in the last quarter of the 20th century.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
What did the age of exploration mean to the European economy? Find out as you engage with the voyages of explorers like Columbus and Magellan, the reasons why Asians didn't succeed at discovering a sea route to the West, the new European commercial systems created in the Americas, and much more.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Professor Connel Fullenkamp of Duke University guides you through four centuries of economic disasters, from tulip mania in the 1600s to the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Each episode covers a notable incident of financial misfortune or folly and inoculates you against the gullibility, overconfidence, and herd mentality that have lured many to financial ruin.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Long-Term Capital Management was a hedge fund with everything going for it: well-heeled investors, a dream team of economists and managers, and banks willing to loan hundreds of millions of dollars with no questions asked. In 1998, it all went terribly wrong in a debacle that threatened to take down Wall Street. Spotlight the basic rules of finance that were ignored by LTCM and its banks.
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