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Analyzing the movement's deep-seated origins in questions that the country has sought too long to ignore, some of the greatest economic minds and most incisive cultural commentators - from Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Michael Lewis, Robert Reich, Amy Goodman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Gillian Tett...

Investors today are being fed lies and distortions, are being exploited and neglected. In the wake of the last decade’s rush to invest by millions of households and Wall Street’s obsession with short-term performance, a culture of gamesmanship has grown among corporate management, financial...

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works - and doesn’t - that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008. The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken - as its justifiably dismal approval ratings suggest - so is our democracy.

The world's innovation economy is broken. If you have an idea, depending on who you are or where you live, you might never get a shot. A handful of people in a handful of cities are deciding, behind closed doors, which entrepreneurs get a shot to succeed. The determining factor? Potential profit. In The Innovation Blind Spot, venture capitalist Ross Baird demonstrates how to fix the problem by helping us find better ideas, looking at people, places, and industries often overlooked.

Leland Faust unmasks Wall Street's unsavory tactics in powerful detail by giving listeners a high-level view of how the financial services industry misleads them, overcharges them, and exposes them to needless risk. He documents the financial industry's alluring come-ons, airbrushed risks, high-stakes gambling, half-truths, misleading statements, outlandish predictions, tricks to overcharge customers, bad deals, and outright fraud by the most prominent and renowned of Wall Street's players.

The former top CEO examines the scandalous and corrupt reasons behind obscene pay packages for corporate executives—and explains how this hurts all of us--and how we can stop it. Today, the pay gap between chief executive officers of major U.S. firms and their workers is higher than ever...

Recovery, ora dipende da noi: Recovery, poteri rafforzati per evitare i ritardi. Premi alle aziende che chiudono prima i lavori, di Raffaele Ricciardi; Premi ai funzionari che si impegnano di più sul Recovery Plan, di Rosaria Amato; Recovery Fund, dall'Ue via libera rapido al Piano italiano, di Claudio Tito; Prodi a Repubblica: "Bene il Recovery plan, ma adesso cambiamo l'economia italiana per avere un futuro", di Luciano Nigro; Ora dipende solo da noi, di Carlo Cottarelli; I primi 25 miliardi del Recovery per scuola, giovani e infrastrutture, di Claudio Tito.

Governo tra voto e recovery fund: La supplica del voto utile, di Stefano Folli; Zingaretti e Di Maio, il giorno da nemici in Puglia, di Giuliano Foschini; Lo spettro del super tecnico che agita il premier: "I potentati mi vogliono fuori", di Giovanna Vitale; La sfilata dei ministri a Cernobbio per blindare il governo: "Reggerà", di Giovanna Vitale; Conte nell’arena dem per fare pace. Si riapre la trattativa sul salva-Stati, di Tommaso Ciriaco; La sferzata di Zingaretti: "Hanno provato a farmi fuori ma non ci sono riusciti", di Giovanna Vitale.

Come spendere il recovery fund e il nodo mes: Green, digitale, infrastrutture e ricerca: così l'Italia spenderà i fondi del Recovery Fund, di Roberto Petrini; La cancelliera tedesca Merkel raggiunge il compromesso sugli aiuti e salva l'Europa, ma le sue mosse rischiano di rafforzare i falchi, di Tonia Mastrobuoni; Di Maio: "Ora giù le tasse e piano industriale verde. Conte capo 5S? Si iscriva", di Annalisa Cuzzocrea; Le riforme per la crescita, di Romano Prodi; Recovery Fund, la concretezza che manca all'Italia, di Tito Boeri e Roberto Perotti.

Fondi UE, la battaglia di Conte: Allarme conti in attesa degli aiuti europei, servono subito 20 miliardi, di Roberto Petrini; E Conte sfinito dai no minaccia l'arma finale: "Accordo senza l'Olanda", di Tommaso Ciriaco; L'olandese arcigno che l'ha giurata all'Italia: "Controllo io come spende", di Alberto D'Argenio; Aiuti Ue, accordo possibile. Tutti contro i Paesi frugali, di Alberto D'Argenio; La trincea di Conte per l'Italia: 70 miliardi a fondo perduto. E accusa Rutte: "È colpa tua", di Tommaso Ciriaco; Le pagelle del summit: vince l'asse tra Berlino e Parigi, di Andrea Bonanni.

Wissen Ihre Kunden, dass es Sie gibt? Oliver Pott und Jan Bargfrede zeigen Ihnen, wie Sie mit Ihrem Wissen ein eigenes Internet-Business aufbauen. Sie erfahren, wie Sie in nur vier Schritten Ihr Wissen kartieren, seinen wertvollsten Kern freilegen und die ersten Kunden gewinnen. Selbstständige...

Dapprima ignorati, poi osteggiati, quindi accolti come benefattori del capitalismo finanziario barcollante, infine colpiti da pesanti perdite nella crisi finanziaria internazionale: i fondi sovrani sono saliti alla ribalta dell'opinione pubblica con investimenti eclatanti in aziende degli Stati Uniti e dell'Unione Europea. I paesi del Golfo, Singapore, Cina, Libia, Russia, nonché la Norvegia, grazie ai loro ingenti surplus energetici e commerciali, sono i principali protagonisti di questo scenario. Come nascono i fondi sovrani? Quali sono le loro strategie di investimento?

"Quello che una volta era l'Occidente sviluppato si sta attorcigliando su un autolesionistico modello economico, nel quale la ricchezza smodata di pochissimi si fonda sulla durezza della vita imposta alle moltitudini. Come stupirsi se tantissimi cittadini non ci stanno più?" Per la maggior parte delle persone, il mondo misterioso delle grandi aziende di capitali è inavvicinabile per le sue logiche troppo complicate.

Over 100,000 businesses have slow or non-paying customers. Yet very few actually have a workable plan for claiming the missing revenue that results. This book gives you a complete solution and tool set to ensure your business maximizes its collections while maintaining an effective, profitable credit plan. Get Paid enables you to decide what matters most to your business when it comes to billing, payment terms, pricing, cash flow, and more.

As Morgan Stanley's chief Asia specialist, getting Asia right is Stephen Roach's personal obsession, and this in-depth compilation represents more than 70 of Roach's key research efforts not just on Asia, but also on how the region fits into the broad context of increasingly globalized financial markets. The book argues that the "Asia factor" is not a static concept, but rather one that is constantly changing and evolving.

In the long run, economies grow. Over the shorter-term business cycle, economic activity contracts and expands. From Main Street to Wall Street examines both the long-run relation between economic growth and stock returns and the shorter-term business-cycle relation. It examines the complex relationship between the economy and the stock market, and guides listeners through the fascinating interaction between economic activity and financial markets.

In Lombard Street, the money market is pictured as it really was in 1850-1870 and as Bagehot saw it with philosophic eyes.  

Wealth creation insights by the creator of the company life-cycle framework known as the CFROI valuation model. Investors searching for companies whose future profitability will far exceed that implied in current stock prices, those in business making decisions to improve company performance, and politicians crafting legislation - all use some form of a wealth creation framework.

Wall Street lawyer Norm Champ spent nearly 20 years dealing with the SEC on behalf of his clients and as an industry representative working to educate the agency about hedge funds. Believing he could help reform the deeply flawed agency, Champ left his career in the private sector and joined the SEC. In Going Public, Champ presents a rare insider's look at how the SEC operates and explains exactly how the agency impacts the overall economic health of the country.  

As a certified financial planner with 35 years of industry experience, Cindy Couyoumjian is committed to filling the financial literacy void for many Americans. In her timely and thought-provoking book, Cindy gives a unique macro perspective of what she calls “the hidden forces behind your money”, which are the unseen political and economic forces that may influence your investment decisions.