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21) Den of thieves
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How four men--Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, Dennis Levine--"nearly destroyed Wall Street ... how they made billions and how they got caught"
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Wyman Ford novels volume 4
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NASA is building a probe to be splashed down in the Kraken Mare, the largest sea on Saturns great moon, Titan. It is one of the most promising habitats for extraterrestrial life in the solar system, but the surface is unpredictable and dangerous, requiring the probe to contain artificial intelligence software. To this end, Melissa Shepherd, a brilliant programmer, has developed "Dorothy," a powerful, self-modifying AI whose true potential is both...
24) The Last Trial
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Kindle County novels volume 11
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"At 85 years old, Alejandro "Sandy" Stern, a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact, is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko, a former Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, his entire life's work is put in jeopardy, and Stern decides to take on one last trial. In a case that will provide the defining coda to both men's accomplished lives,...
26) Wall Street
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An ambitious young broker is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status and financial wizardry of a Wall Street legend. But he soon discovers that the pursuit of overnight riches comes at a high price.
27) The Boss
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Michelle Darnell a titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
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2004.
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Having been rocked by one damaging revelation of misbehavior after another, Wall Street is in a state of crisis. Investors are disgusted by the misdeeds of a few and suspicious of the industry at large. Every firm finds its integrity open to question. Regulators are up in arms. And the industry is facing billions of dollars in costs to comply with a floodtide of new regulations. But imagine what could happen if Wall Street firms looked back to a simpler...
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c2005
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"Written with verve and passion. . . . offers a remarkable array of insights into the history of American capitalism." - Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University
"Big, boisterous, biting, and brilliant. . . . both page-turner and scholarly tour de force." - Walter A. McDougall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Freedom Just Around the Corner
"Remarkable. . . . Fraser tells the tale in high style." - Sean Wilentz, Dayton-Stockton...
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2011
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"CNBC's Fast Money Commentator Steve Cortes shows how to buck the trend and become a well-informed investorThe public needs to think independently and not be duped, particularly because those who are selling their messages or promoting their ideas have a plethora of powerful media through which to do so. Against the Herd presents six contrarian views of major events that will shape the future. Steve Cortes of CNBC pulls no punches in explaining these...
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2012
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"The book will provide a brief look back at the past decade but then focus on Maudin's key observations including The Muddle Through Economy, Taking Stock (or Bonds or Hedge Funds), and focusing on other investments to adjust to what the author believes is the new reality"--
34) Capitalist punishment: how Wall Street is using your money to create a country you didn't vote for
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2023.
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Three Wall Street firms have quietly amassed more money than Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Andrew Carnegie, and John Rockefeller combined. But the money isn’t even theirs. These asset managers have accumulated all their power through “passive funds,” as most investors no longer believe anyone can reliably pick stocks. Yet the Big Three have decided that they can reliably pick the right social policies instead.
As entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy reveals,...
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[2021]
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Award winning home stager, Karen Prince, helps homeowners through the home-staging process with a five-step, easy-to-follow guide. Featuring over 200 color photos, before-and-after shots, and practical design tips, Karen gives home sellers the plan and tools they need to help their homes look great online, and to appeal to buyers when they are in the home. Her advice has helped her many happy clients receive more offers, faster sales and higher selling...
37) Wall Street
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Tired of the view from his one-bedroom apartment, Bud Fox dreams of the luxury and power at the pinnacle of Wall Street investment banking. Charming his way into the tutelage of Gordon Gekko, the best of the best, Fox is soon rubbing shoulders with friends in the highest places. But in a world that values high-risk greed over low-yied ethics, Fox will soon find himself in a most precarious position.
40) Boiler room
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2000.
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When a streetsmart young man is recruited into a hot, new, aggressive stock brokerage, it seems like a dream come through. But the dream goes very sour very quickly.
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