Economy & Finance

How does our economic system impact the way we live? Offering a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalisation, Small Is Beautiful puts forward the revolutionary yet viable case for building our economies around the needs of communities, not corporations.

The insider secret behind the world's leading CEOs: this is McKinsey's invite-only Bower Forum - distilled into a leadership masterclass.

Gain a complete understanding of the core concepts, frameworks and strategies of enterprise risk management with this comprehensive text for students and risk professionals.

2023 edition completely revised and updatedUnlock the World of Options Trading with Our Comprehensive GuideAre you ready to take control of your financial future? Dive into the world of options trading with our comprehensive guide. Discover the secrets to success and unlock your potential with this essential resource.Key Highlights: Master the Basics: Understand the fundamentals of options trading, from the very definition to the tools required to get started.Risk Management: Learn how to mitigate risks and safeguard your investments, ensuring you make informed decisions at every turn.Cutting-Edge Software: Explore the software and platforms that streamline your trading journey, making the complex world of options accessible to all.Trading Techniques: Dive deep into the core trading techniques that set you on a path to financial independence.Day Trading Mastery: Unveil the art of day trading and seize opportunities as they arise in the dynamic options market.Analytical Insights: Explore both fundamental and technical analysis, giving you the edge in making informed trading decisions.Find Your Niche: Identify your trader personality and discover which strategies align with your strengths.Pitfalls to Avoid: Learn from common mistakes, so you can navigate the market with wisdom and precision.Advanced Strategies: Elevate your skills with advanced trading strategies that maximize your returns.Risk Management: Understand how to protect your investments and manage risk effectively.Deep Dive into Technical Analysis: Harness the power of technical analysis to gain insights into market trends and price movements.Options Greeks and Volatility: Gain a profound understanding of the factors that influence options pricing and volatility.Trading Psychology: Master the mindset of a successful trader and harness the power of discipline.Real-Life Case Studies: Explore real-world examples to see these strategies in action.Tax Implications: Learn how to navigate tax regulations and maintain a record of your trades.Global Opportunities: Discover the exciting world of international options markets and the unique opportunities they offer.Extensive Legend of Terms: A comprehensive glossary covering all the essential options trading terminology.FAQ: Answers to your most pressing questions to keep you on the right track.Unleash your potential in the options market and secure your financial future. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced trader, this guide is your roadmap to success. Don't miss out on the opportunity to transform your financial journey. Get your copy today!

Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews."The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently," wrote David Graeber. A renowned anthropologist, activist, and author of such classic books as Debt and the breakout New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everything (with David Wengrow), Graeber was as well-known for his sharp, lively essays as he was for his iconic role in the Occupy movement and his paradigm-shifting tomes.There are converging political, economic, and ecological crises, and yet our politics is dominated by either business as usual or nostalgia for a mythical past. Thinking against the grain, Graeber was one of the few who dared to imagine a new understanding of the past and a liberatory vision of the future--to imagine a social order based on humans' fundamental freedom. In essays published over three decades and ranging across the biggest issues of our time-- inequality, technology, the identity of "the West," democracy, art, power, anger, mutual aid, and protest--he challenges the old assumptions about political life. A trenchant critic of the order of things, and driven by a bold imagination and a passionate commitment to human freedom, he offers hope that our world can be different.During a moment of daunting upheaval and pervasive despair, the incisive, entertaining, and urgent essays collected in The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World . . ., edited and with an introduction by Nika Dubrovksy and with a foreword by Rebecca Solnit, make for essential and inspiring reading. They are a profound reminder of Graeber's enduring significance as an iconic, playful, necessary thinker.

As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a silent coup - namely, the unstoppable rise of global corporate power. Exposing the origins of this epic power grab as well as its present-day consequences, Silent Coup is the result of two investigative journalist's reports from 30 countries around the world. It provides an explosive guide to the rise of a corporate empire that now dictates how resources are allocated, how territories are governed, and how justice is defined.

Do you want to learn how to make money from the stock market in a short time?Do you want to master the skills and strategies of successful day traders?Do you want to achieve financial freedom and independence?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you!BECOMING A STRATEGIC DAY TRADER is a comprehensive guide that will teach you everything you need to know about day trading, from the basics to the advanced techniques. You will discover: - How to set up your trading account and platform - How to analyze the market and identify profitable opportunities - How to manage your risk and emotions - How to develop your own trading plan and style - How to use technical indicators, chart patterns, and candlestick analysis - How to execute trades with speed and precision - How to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes - How to grow your capital and income over time This book is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It is a realistic and practical approach that will require your dedication, discipline, and hard work. But if you follow the advice and tips in this book, you will be able to achieve your trading goals and dreams. The book's pages provide a wealth of important information that is clearly presented and is geared towards readers who have some experience with day trading.This book will teach you... How to choose a direct access broker, as well as the necessary tools and platforms. * How to start day trading as a company. * How to day trade stocks, not gamble on them. The planning of key day trading strategies; the specific entry, exit, and stop loss instructions for each trading strategy; and the management of the trading plan.With this book, you'll have a bit by bit guide brimming with demonstrated systems to build your odds of coming out on top decisively.You will figure out how to put resources into the securities exchange and, most importantly, how to recognize the best stocks on the lookout and how to esteem them.You'll figure out how to perceive the data you really want and how to decipher chartsto accomplish exceptionally significant yields.You will figure out how to open a portfolio all alone, comprehend how to differentiate it and make it productive.You will become familiar with the psychological systems of expert brokers to accurately oversee takes a chance in circumstances where you really want to know how to settle on the ideal choices for transient exchanging.This fast aide is ideally suited for:Complete novices - regardless of whether you've never purchased a solitary stock! You will figure out how to deal with your ventures freely!Individuals who have taken a stab at exchanging the past yet were fruitless because of mistaken data or sham coursesExisting brokers who need to improve their abilities and increment their acquiring potentialAny individual who needs the opportunity of making a full-time pay with part time exertion!A portion of the data that you will find inside the book incorporates:¿The 4 Significant Exchanging Styles with a total outline of the multitude of various sorts to assist you with picking the best for your requirements¿The 6 Significant Exchanging Stages with subtleties and contrasts to assist you with picking your web-based representative¿Central and Specialized Examination for Day Exchanging and every one of the mysteries you want to turn into an expert broker¿Step by step instructions to peruse Japanese candle to comprehend what the market or cost is doing so you can settle on fitting choices¿Backing and Obstruction: one more of the main exchanging ideas. You will figure out how to remember them with numerous useful models¿The 4 classifications of pointers: in particular pattern, volume, energy and unpredictability markers to decipher market data

Tracing the history of capitalism in England and beyond, Karl Polanyi's landmark 1944 classic brilliantly exposed the myth of laissez-faire economics. From the great transformation that occurred during the industrial revolution onwards, he showed, there has been nothing 'natural' about the market state. Instead, the economy must always be embedded in society, and human needs and relations. Witnessing the 'avalanche of social dislocation' of his time - from the Great Depression, to the rise of fascism and communism and the First and Second World Wars - Polanyi ends with a rallying cry for freedom, and a passionate vision to protect our common humanity.

WINNERS OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICSLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEA FINANCIAL TIMES TECHNOLOGY BOOK OF THE YEARUPDATED WITH A NEW PREFACE'The blueprint we need for the challenges ahead' Shoshana Zuboff'If you are not already an addict of Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson's previous books, Power and Progress is guaranteed to make you one' Jared Diamond'A breathtaking tour of the history and future of technology' Abhijit Banerjee and Esther DufloA bold new interpretation of why technology benefits the elites - and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity. A thousand years of history make one thing clear: progress is not automatic but depends on the choices we make. Much of the wealth generated by agricultural advances during the Middle Ages was captured by the Church while the peasants starved. The first hundred years of industrialization delivered stagnant incomes for workers, while making a few people rich. Throughout the world today, digital technologies and artificial intelligence increase inequality and undermine democracy. It doesn't have to be this way. Power and Progress demonstrates that the path of technology was once - and can again be - brought under control. With their breakthrough economic theory and manifesto for a better society, Acemoglu and Johnson provide the vision to reshape how we innovate so we can create real prosperity for all.Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on 14 October 2024.

Jones's Macroeconomics helps students understand our interconnected world.The COVID-19 pandemic and the shocks of the 2007-2009 global financial crisis show how linked economies have become. While continuing to feature the strongest coverage of growth in the market, Jones now examines our global, interconnected economy with examples from the COVID-19 recession, the Great Recession, and other worldwide events. Students can reinforce their understanding of key concepts through Check Your Understanding questions with rich, answer-specific feedback, written by Chad Jones himself, in the Norton Illumine Ebook.

A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedomDespite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more 'animal spirits' capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better.But, in The Road to Freedom Stiglitz asks, whose freedom are we - should we be - thinking about? What happens when one person's freedom comes at the expense of another's? Should the freedoms of corporations be allowed to impinge upon those of individuals in the ways they now do?Taking on giants of neoliberalism such as Hayek and Friedman and examining how public opinion is formed, Stiglitz reclaims the language of freedom from the right to show that far from 'free' - unregulated - markets promoting growth and enterprise, they in fact reduce it, lessening economic opportunities for majorities and siphoning wealth from the many to the few - both individuals and countries. He shows how neoliberal economics and its implied moral system have impacted our legal and social freedoms in surprising ways, from property and intellectual rights, to education and social media.Stiglitz's eye, as always, is on how we might create the true human flourishing which should be the great aim of our economic and social system, and offers an alternative to that prevailing today. The Road to Freedom offers a powerful re-evaluation of democracy, economics and what constitutes a good society-and provides a roadmap of how we might achieve it.

Any Happy Returns is a sister book to The Long Good Buy, focused on longer term secular trends in economies and markets, the factors that drive them and their influence on prospective returns, for example de-globalisation, higher cost of capital, demographics, geo-politics, etc.

PRAISE FOR THE CREDIT INVESTOR'S HANDBOOK "Credit analysis is an underappreciated skill that is essential for investing a cross all asset classes, private and public. Michael's book is an incredibly detailed, step-by-step 'how-to' manual for analyzing credit investments, from performing to distressed, and understanding the complexities of the bankruptcy process." --Joyce Chang, Chair of Global Research, JP Morgan "While there are many books on investing in equities, until now, there were virtually no comprehensive books on investing in debt. The Credit Investor's Handbook fills this gap. While the book is focused on the debt markets, its analytical approach is extremely relevant to equities investors. Furthermore, Michael's use of real-life examples and humor make it an enjoyable read. The Credit Investor's Handbook is a 'must-read'for anyone pursuing a career in research, investment banking, capital allocation, and, most importantly, investing in an ever-evolving global marketplace." --Mario Gabelli, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gabelli Funds "The Credit Investor's Handbook is an extraordinarily comprehensive look at credit investment strategies. It is chock full of rich examples that are bound to be useful in assessing the credit excesses that will undoubtedly unravel in the years ahead. I wish someone had handed me a copy when I came into the business." --Seth A. Klarman, CEO and Portfolio Manager, The Baupost Group "When I got my pre-publication copy of The Credit Investor's Handbook, I turned first to the chapters on distressed debt investing. I found a very helpful, logically organized introduction to the process and some fascinating 'warstories.'Like all good investment books, The Handbook doesn't purport to be a how-to that will yield easy profits, but it does a great job of explaining the elements that must be mastered." --Howard Marks, Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management "Michael's excellent book, The Credit Investor's Handbook, is like a traditional bank's training program on steroids. It offers the same kind of detailed, real-life grounding in financial analysis that was critical to my early success on Wall Street. The book teaches you the practical skills needed to succeed and steers you away from academic theories that don't work in the real world of credit markets. Michael is a great teacher with the unique ability to breakdown complex analysis into simple steps, making it easy to learn. He also brings the same passion and terrific sense of humor he uses in his classroom to the pages of this textbook. I highly recommend it as a 'must-read'for all up-and-coming credit analysts." --Harvey Schwartz, CEO of the Carlyle Group

Why the market will never solve the Climate Crisis

Discover the official resource for success on the 2024 CFA Level I exam. Get your copy of the CFA(R) Program Curriculum now. The 2024 CFA Program Curriculum Level I Box Set contains the content you need to perform well on the Level I CFA exam in 2024. Designed for candidates to use for exam preparation and professional reference purposes, this set includes the full official curriculum for Level I and is part of the larger CFA Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK). Covering all ten core topics found on the Level I exam, the 2024 CFA Program Curriculum Level I Box Set helps you: Develop critical knowledge and skills essential in the industry. Learn from financial thought leaders. Access market-relevant instruction. The set also features practice questions to assist with your mastery of key terms, concepts, and formulas. Volumes include: Volume 1: Quantitative Methods Volume 2: Economics and Financial Statement Analysis Volume 3: Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Issuers Volume 4: Corporate Issuers, Equity Investments, and Fixed Income Volume 5: Fixed Income, Derivatives, Alternative Investments, and Portfolio Management Volume 6: Portfolio Management and Ethical and Professional Standards Indispensable for anyone preparing for the 2024 Level I CFA exam, the 2024 CFA Program Curriculum Level I Box Set is a must-have resource for those seeking the foundational skills required to become a Chartered Financial Analyst(R).

New York Times BestsellerNew York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs.

The classic guide to constructing a solid portfoliöwithout a financial advisor!First published two decades ago, The Four Pillars of Investing has been the go-to resource for an entire generation of investors. This updated edition of the investing classic provides the foundational knowledge you need to avoid the most common pitfalls and build a portfolio in today's roller-coaster world of investing.Retired neurologist and master investor William J. Bernstein has seen it all throughout his career. Buying investments with borrowed money. Chasing past performance. Overestimating one's own risk tolerance. Listening to cable news. These are just a few of the many mistakes he has witnessed smart, serious investors make, to the peril of their portfolios. Add to these behavioral errors such economic factors as deflation, sudden stock declines, soaring inflation, and the like-and investing can seem like something to be avoided at all costs. But with the right discipline and knowledge, you can build and manage an impressive portfolio. It all comes down to understanding four key pillars:Theory: Risk and return go hand in hand-you can't make money without riskHistory: Understand past markets to understand today's marketsPsychology: Avoid the most common behavioral mistakes that tank portfoliosBusiness: The cost of investment services can be high-unreasonably highAfter taking you on a deep dive into each of these topics, Bernstein walks you through the process of designing and maintaining a powerful portfolio.Times have changed. Economies have changed. And markets are ever-changing. But sound investing principles haven't changed. Use The Four Pillars of Investing to stay a step ahead of your investing peers and build a portfolio to be proud of.

All organizations are becoming service organizations. But most weren't built to deliver services successfully end-to-end, and the human, operational and financial impacts are abundantly clear. In the digital era the stakes are even higher, given how rapidly services change. Yet default working practices (governance, planning, funding, leadership, reporting, programme and team structures) inside large organizations haven't changed. Rather than modernize just one service at a time, it's the underlying organizational conditions that need to be transformed -- anything less is futile. The Service Organization is the result of years of research and consulting, as well as dozens of interviews with executives. It explores significant challenges that leaders will recognize, and turns them into solvable puzzles by providing practical advice and tools that reimagine what the organization does from the perspective of its customers -- and it organizes the activity needed to deliver the best outcomes. This book is for everyone involved, from designers to technologists and from operational staff to policymakers and leaders. It includes surprisingly simple and doable, but non-obvious, steps that don't depend on seniority or pay band and that are typically overlooked by even the most progressive professions, teams and companies. Kate Tarling sets a bold, ambitious and practical agenda for all service organizations. Her book is full of behind-the-scenes examples from the global companies, public sector bodies and non-profits that are now delivering and leading successful services. It shows how to reinvent organizations so they rely not just on 'transforming technology' but on putting the success of their services at the heart of how they operate.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA call to action for the creative class and labour movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big Media.Corporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers) - or both.Scholar Rebecca Giblin and writer and activist Cory Doctorow argue we're in a new era of 'chokepoint capitalism', with exploitative businesses creating insurmountable barriers to competition that enable them to capture value that should rightfully go to others. All workers are weakened by this, but the problem is especially well illustrated by the plight of creative workers. From Amazon's use of digital rights management and bundling to radically change the economics of book publishing, to Google and Facebook's siphoning away of ad revenues from news media, and the Big Three record labels' use of inordinately long contracts to up their own margins at the cost of artists, chokepoints are everywhere.By analysing book publishing and news, live music and music streaming, screenwriting, radio, and more, Giblin and Doctorow deftly show how powerful corporations construct 'anti-competitive flywheels' designed to lock in users and suppliers, make their markets hostile to new entrants, and then force workers and suppliers to accept unfairly low prices.Chokepoint Capitalism is a call to workers of all sectors to unite to help smash these chokepoints and take back the power and profit that's being heisted away - before it's too late.

The Wealth of Nations offers one of the first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is a fundamental work in classical economics. Smith explores such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets.

Why an organization's response to digital disruption should focus on people and processes and not necessarily on technology.

This book provides a thorough overview of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and digital assets and their impact on the future of money and finance. It provides a 360-degree practical, concise, and engaging overview of all the topics that one interested about digital assets needs to know including how Bitcoin and Ethereum work, an overview of the most important digital assets in the market, and deep dives into the various types of digital assets including cryptocurrencies, stable coins, CBDCs, utility tokens, security tokens, NFTs, and many others. The book also covers all the essentials including DeFi, crypto mining, crypto regulations, crypto investors, crypto exchanges, and other ecosystem players as well as some of the latest global crypto trends from Web 3.0 and the Metaverse to DAOs and quantum computing. Written by a leading industry expert and thought leader who advises some of the leading organisations in the digital assets space globally, this book is ideal foranyone looking to acquire a solid foundational knowledge base of this fast-growing field and understand its potential impact on the future of money.

Silent Coup, written by the acclaimed author Matt Kennard, is a riveting book that will captivate your interest from the first page to the last. Published in 2023 by the renowned Bloomsbury Academic, this book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys insightful and thought-provoking literature. Silent Coup is a masterful blend of intrigue and suspense, showcasing Kennard's ability to weave a compelling narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. As part of the broader genre of contemporary literature, this book offers a unique perspective on the complexities of our modern world. In Silent Coup, Kennard challenges us to question our preconceptions and to engage with the world in new and unexpected ways. A testament to Kennard's storytelling prowess, Silent Coup is a book that will leave you pondering long after you've turned the last page. Don't miss out on this exceptional publication from Bloomsbury Academic.

The Greatest Showman in the history of the Universe reveals his secrets for accumulating vast sums of wealth so that anyone can follow his program and become STINKING RICH. After a wonderful career in which he made and lost fortunes, entered bold ventures and had brilliant successes, captivated Kings and Queens, and used his genius, wit and eloquence, P.T. Barnum wrote these GOLDEN RULES for making money. These twenty rules make it easy for anyone to avoid the pitfalls of POVERTY and enjoy life by having the means to be content with WEALTH.