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"The Book of Investing Wisdom is an anthology of 46 essays and speeches from the most successful, well-known investors and financiers of our time. In their own words, these legends of Wall Street share their best investment ideas and advice. You'll hear from Bernard Baruch on stock market slumps, Peter Bernstein on investing for the long term, Joseph E. Granville on market movements, John Moody on investment vs. speculation, Otto Kahn on the New York...
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"The financial system of the United States is far from perfect, and over the years, politicians and financial professionals have engaged in fierce debates as to how the system should be run and regulated - if at all." "Undue Influence paints a vivid portrait of this longstanding battle by taking an in-depth look at the individuals and events that have shaped our financial system - for better or for worse - over the last eighty-five years. Beginning...
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Gene Marcial, the ultimate Wall Street insider and noted Business Week columnist, has finally written the tell-all book that takes a hard look at the realities of business-as-usual on Wall Street. In his fast-paced, compelling style, Marcial drives home the point that the people who are making millions on the Street are almost always betting on "sure things." In Secrets of the Street, Marcial takes you behind the scenes with never-before-told stories...
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"The Last Partnerships presents a panoramic history of America's great financial houses - from the lotteries and Yankee Bankers of the early 1800s through the IPOs and mergers of the late 20th century. No other book has examined these American financial legends in such intimate detail."--Jacket.
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Ever wonder why today's corporate leaders can't seem to plan for the long term? Why government can't control inflation? Why the stock market is more volatile than ever? Why interest rates rise and fall like the tides? Why economic forecasts never seem to be right? In The Death of Money, Joel Kurtzman, an economist and business columnist for The New York Times, brilliantly and convincingly argues that economic stability and a rapid rate of growth,...
17) The cell game: Sam Waksal's fast money and false promises--and the fate of ImClone's cancer drug
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A behind-the-scenes profile of biotech company ImClone profiles Sam Waksal as a charismatic opportunist who led cancer patients to believe that a breakthrough treatment was imminent, citing the contributions of key investors, researchers, and business affiliates.
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