Global Finance

In The Smartest Places on Earth, van Agtmael and Bakker present a truly hopeful and inspiring investigation into the emerging sources of a new era of competitiveness for America and Europe that are coming from unlikely places - those cities and areas once known as "rustbelts" that have, from an economic perspective, been written off.

An Entrepreneur in Asia: A Personal Journey of Global Proportions is a must-listen guide for every businessperson wanting to expand to the international marketplace! Why An Entrepreneur in Asia? Consider the following: China is currently the fastest growing consumer economy in Asia, and It is and the second largest world economy. (That's no typo, it is the second largest world economy.) In addition to China, other Asian economies are continuing to grow and expand their manufacturing operations.

At some point in your life, you probably will have some money saved up and will start thinking, “I probably should invest this into something.” You can’t live in this modern age and be deaf to the oft-repeated advice of the way that leads to financial freedom: "Save and invest." To be honest, that advice is solid.

Are you tired of making mistakes, earning less, or not hitting your daily or monthly targets because of employing average techniques? Are you ready to take your game a notch higher and learn new advanced strategies, secrets, and tips to improve your winning probability and make more money? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Options trading is such a unique yet valuable way of making money in the stock market. While there are some risks involved in the trade, these are normally limited, giving you a chance to make some good money from the trade. Adequate market research and knowing when to make a move will help you succeed in options trading.

Index Bubble looks at index funds and their nature. This book is for any investor or holder of a 401(k) or IRA who wants to know more about index fund investing. Index Bubble is a look at narratives and asset bubbles throughout history. It examines historical narratives through storytelling and correlates them to asset bubbles and financial crises that have occurred in the past. The author applies this to observable phenomena observed within index funds, particularly S&P 500 or similar funds.

The amazing thing about trading and competing in the stock market is the sheer number of opportunities available. At any given time, there are new profitable positions that are waiting to be discovered. If you genuinely enjoy reading about new companies and current events, then it will be easier to identify opportunities as they appear. Remember that the best way to find opportunities is to research stocks and sectors that you already have a personal interest in.

Do you want to learn to invest in real estate but don't know where to start? This book is a must-listen if you are considering using real properties to build wealth or to obtain financial freedom. Real Estate Investing provides practical and exciting strategies that successful real estate investors use to create wealth through real estate investment.

Create more personal time and make more money as you build success and wealth through learning real estate investing. This is not a complicated stock investment strategy and it’s much easier than you think! This real estate audiobook presents the "Modern Wealth Building Formula", a remarkably simple yet powerful investing strategy one of the world’s most prominent experts created in order to find, fund, and facilitate properties he built in his real estate business. And the best part is that this formula can work for you too.

Between President George W. Bush's "new world order" and the unprecedented governmental growth and massive redistribution of wealth under President Barack Obama, the United States risks losing the greatest middle class ever created in the history of the world. In his groundbreaking new book, Dr. Jerome R. Corsi blows the whistle on a movement to undercut the fundamental principles of limited government that our Founding Fathers fought for.

In this book, investigative journalist Haley Sweetland Edwards offers a detailed look at one little-known but powerful provision in most modern trade agreements that is designed to protect the financial interests of global corporations against the governments of sovereign states. She makes a devastating case that Investor-State Dispute Settlement - a "shadow court" that allows corporations to sue a nation outside its own court system - has tilted the balance of power on the global stage.

Why has the Eurozone ended up with an unemployment rate more than twice that of the United States more than six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Why did the vast majority of low- and middle-income countries suffer a prolonged economic slowdown in the last two decades of the 20th century? What was the role of the International Monetary Fund in these economic failures?

The Cold War seemingly ended in a decisive victory for the West. But now, Noah Feldman argues, we are entering an era of renewed global struggle: the era of Cool War. Just as the Cold War matched the planet’s reigning superpowers in a contest for geopolitical supremacy, so this new age will pit the United States against a rising China in a contest for dominance, alliances, and resources. Already visible in Asia, the conflict will extend to the Middle East (U.S.-backed Israel versus Chinese-backed Iran), Africa, and beyond.

How China Loses tells the story of China's struggles to overcome new risks and endure the global backlash against its assertive reach. Combining on-the-ground reportage with incisive analysis, Luke Patey argues that China's predatory economic agenda, headstrong diplomacy, and military expansion undermine its global ambitions to dominate the global economy and world affairs.

Facebook, one of the world’s biggest social media platforms, will be launching a cryptocurrency known as "Libra," which is meant to empower billions of people who do not have bank accounts and could benefit greatly from the use of this currency. This will be a game changer, and you will need to realign yourself if you want to tap into what Facebook seeks to achieve.

Where Am I Eating? shows how what we eat affects the lives of the people who produce our food, and explores the global food economy including workers' rights, the global food crisis, fair trade, and immigration. Where Am I Eating? does not argue for or against the globalization of food but personalizes it by observing the hope and opportunity, and sometimes the lack thereof, that the global food economy gives to the world's poorest producers.

Learn how millionaires started from scratch and made their business bloom! The responses to independent company issues today can't be understood by advanced educations, preparing, or cash - however just by you. About everybody harbors a mystery fantasy about beginning or owning a business. Actually, a million organizations start in the United States each year. A considerable lot of them come up short, yet enough succeed so independent ventures are presently adding a large number of occupations to the economy while the Fortune 500 organizations are really losing positions.

In Light of Yesterday takes the listener on a journey to better understand the events that have shaped the global economy. In Light of Yesterday is a must listen for anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of today’s global economic landscape, and provides insight into the question, “What can be done today, in light of yesterday, to prepare for tomorrow”?

As scientific and observational evidence on global warming piles up every day, questions of economic policy in this central environmental topic have taken center stage. But as author and prominent Yale economist William Nordhaus observes, the issues involved in understanding global warming and slowing its harmful effects are complex and cross disciplinary boundaries. For example, ecologists see global warming as a threat to ecosystems, utilities as a debit to their balance sheets, and farmers as a hazard to their livelihoods.

In Sovereign Soldiers, Grant Madsen tells the story of how this cast of characters assumed an unfamiliar and often untold policymaking role. Seeking to avoid the harsh punishments meted out after World War I, military leaders believed they had to rebuild and rehabilitate their former enemies; if they failed they might cause an even deadlier World War III.