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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.” —The Wall Street Journal A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by The Washington Post, TIME, The Economist, Air Mail...

Money is changing and this may mean a new world order. David Birch sets out the economic and technological imperatives concerning digital money, discussing the potential impact of it and the tensions involved - between public and private and between East and West - to contribute to the high-level debate that we must have to begin to shape the International Monetary and Financial System of the near future.

As a private banker working for the largest bank in the world, UBS, Bradley Birkenfeld was an expert in Switzerland's shell-game of offshore companies and secret numbered accounts. He wined and dined ultrawealthy clients whose millions of dollars were hidden away from business partners, spouses, and tax authorities. As his client list grew, Birkenfeld lived a life of money, fast cars, and beautiful women, but when he discovered that UBS was planning to betray him, he blew the whistle to the US government. 

In Decentralizing Finance, blockchain and digital assets expert Kenneth Bok offers an insightful exploration of the current state of decentralized finance (DeFi). As distributed ledger technology (DLT) increasingly optimizes and democratizes financial ecosystems worldwide, this book serves as a guide to the most salient aspects of the ongoing transformation.

As president of the World Bank for a decade, James Wolfensohn tackled world poverty with a passion and energy that made him a uniquely important figure in a fundamental arena of change. Using a lifetime of experience in the banking sector, he carved a distinct path in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe for the institution that serves as the major lender to the world's poor.

A grand and revelatory portrait of Wall Street’s most storied investment bank Wall Street investment banks move trillions of dollars a year, make billions in fees, pay their executives in the tens of millions of dollars. But even among the most powerful firms, Lazard Frères & Co. stood apart...

THE BRAND NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - AN EYE-OPENING AND WILDLY ENTERTAINING NEW ANATOMY OF GLOBAL MONEY LAUNDERING 'Such an important book' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A jaw-dropping exposé . . . Bullough is one of Britain's finest investigative reporters' JOHN SIMPSON, GUARDIAN 'His reporting is...

In „Der digitale Euro" beschreibt Finanzexperte Dominik Kettner, welche dramatischen Veränderungen diese neue digitale Zentralbank-Währung für dein Leben zur Folge hat. Er legt offen, wie perfide Politik und Zentralbanken agieren, um den digitalen Euro als bessere und bequemere Alternative zum „umständlichen" Bargeld zu positionieren, wie manipulativ sie dabei vorgehen und welche krassen Einschränkungen das Zentralbankgeld quasi auf Knopfdruck ermöglicht. All das belegt er lückenlos mit Gesetzestexten und offiziellen Verlautbarungen der EZB.

New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner...

Uncover the fascinating history of finance and see how ancient trust evolved into today’s high-speed digital wealth. Perfect for your morning commute, this captivating economic journey transforms complex global markets into accessible narratives. You will finally understand the invisible...

A hilarious insider's glimpse behind the scenes of DLJ, one of the hottest investment banks on Wall Street. Newly graduated business students John Rolfe and Peter Troob thought life at a major investment banking firm would be a dream come true. But they discovered Wall Street employees to be...

Fintech Wars delves into one of the world's most lucrative and fast-growing sectors. Witness the bold strategies, groundbreaking innovations, and relentless drive that propelled fintech unicorns like PayPal, Nubank, and Monzo to transform the world. Featuring interviews with generational founders including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Nigel Morris (Capital One), and Martha Lane Fox (Lastminute.com), the narrators of this book have built companies that represent over one trillion dollars in market capitalization.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Aftermath written and read by James Rickards. A Wall Street Journal bestseller Financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows why and how global financial markets are being artificially inflated and what...

BUSINESS CREDIT BLUEPRINT: CÓMO CONSTRUIR CRÉDITO CORPORATIVO TIER 1 A TIER 4 SIN USAR TU SSN • ¿Los bancos rechazan tus solicitudes de financiamiento o te exigen arriesgar tu casa, tu coche y tu patrimonio personal como aval? • La mayoría de los emprendedores cometen un error fatal: firman como garantes personales (Personal Guarantor) de todas las deudas de su empresa. Cuando el negocio sufre una caída de ingresos, el banco no persigue a la compañía; destruye tu score crediticio personal (FICO), embarga tus cuentas y te arrastra a la quiebra familiar.

The dust had yet to settle on the global financial crisis in 2009 when an unlikely Wharton grad set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude--one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system. At the centre of this fraud was Jho Low--a character so preposterous he seems made up. Federal agents who helped unravel Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme say the Jho Low affair, when its full contours become known, will become a textbook case for tracking transnational fraud in the modern age. 

This book is a practical guide to the evolving landscape of finance, highlighting how it's changing our relationship with money and how financial technology, together with macroeconomic and societal change, is rewriting the story of how business is done in developing economies. Financial services companies are trying to become more customer focused, but struggling to help huge customer segments, particularly in developing economies. Alternative financial models and tools are emerging, which are being embraced by consumers and incumbents.

There is no one in the world right now who is in a better position to influence the next wave of technology than Masayoshi Son. Not Jeff Bezos, not Mark Zuckerberg, not Elon Musk. They might have the money, but they lack Masa's combination of ambition, imagination and nerve. Masayoshi Son is the most powerful person in Silicon Valley. As CEO and founder of the Japanese investment firm, SoftBank, 'Masa' has invested in some of the most exciting and influential tech companies in recent memory - Uber, WeWork, ByteDance, Slack and many others.

Using the letters Warren Buffett wrote to his partners between 1956 and 1970, a veteran financial advisor presents the renowned guru’s “ground rules” for investing—guidelines that remain startlingly relevant today. In the fourteen years between his time in New York with value-investing...

隐秘的地下黑金正通过精心设计的金融迷宫渗透进我们的日常账户，一场无声的财富追踪与反洗钱暗战每天都在上演。当你刷卡消费或在通勤路上听着商业新闻时，或许并未察觉自己已置身于这个庞大的资金网络之中。这是一...

رحلة استقصائية مشوقة في عالم الجرائم المالية تكشف كيف تتسلل الأموال القذرة إلى الاقتصاد وكيف يكتشفها المحققون. هذا الدليل الصوتي المثير يرافقك أثناء تنقلاتك...