Keeping Up With The Dow Joneses

Author : Vijay Prashad
Publisher : South End Press
ISBN 13 : 9780896086890
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keeping Up with the Dow Joneses written by Vijay Prashad and published by South End Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this short but powerful book of interlinked essays, noted cultural critic Vijay Prashad examines the contradictions of the American economy. Prashad assesses a range of related issues: the oft-vaunted US economy, propped up by the rising debt of poor and middle-class workers; welfare policies that punish those attempting to escape the grip of debt and poverty; and a prison industry that regulates and houses the unemployed, as well as a reserve army of laborers. In Keeping Up with the Dow Joneses, Prashad argues that the advent of mass production and advertising has converted citizens into consumers whose desires are captured by the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." Yet, as Prashad so persuasively demonstrates, keeping up with the Joneses is a trap: Americans have gone into massive consumer debt, with the poorest forty percent of the public borrowing money to compensate for stagnant incomes, not to spend on luxuries. Only the richest twenty percent borrow money to invest in stocks. Not surprisingly, in the last few years, income and wealth differentials have risen to record highs. By making crystal-clear connections between the economy, welfare reform and the profit-driven prison industrial complex, Prashad offers a vision for a sustainable and vital anti-imperialist movement. Vijay Prashad is Associate Professor and Director of International Studies, Trinity College. He is the author of several books including Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Afro-Asian Connections and the Myth of Cultural Purity, Fat Cats and Running Dogs and The Karma of Brown Folk. Each was included in the Village Voice’s "25 Best Books of the Year" list.

Author : Dow Jones & Co
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780133422962
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dow Jones Guide to the World Stock Market written by Dow Jones & Co and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second annual edition profiles more than 2600 companies in 25 countries that make up the Dow Jones World Stock Index. Completely updated and expanded with coverage of five additional countries and new companies, the 1995 edition supplies address, phone and fax numbers, lines of business, top officers, industry group assignment, and a brief discussion of overall operations for each company. It includes three years of sales performance information, including revenue, earnings, 52-week high-low stock prices, dividends and other financial factors. It features time-zones, trading hours, industry sector weights, and more, and includes a free mid-year update to keep readers completely on top of emerging trends across the globe.

Author : Phyllis S. Pierce
Publisher : Irwin Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781556233098
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dow Jones Investor's Handbook, 1990 written by Phyllis S. Pierce and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Julian E. Kunnie
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786496088
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cost of Globalization written by Julian E. Kunnie and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issues arising from rapid global integration have generally been treated in isolation by most academic works. This volume examines the many pitfalls of globalization from the perspective of impoverished and indigenous peoples, including the widening wealth gap, the struggle for restoration of dispossessed lands and cultural rights, global warming and ecological annihilation, and the experiences of women in underdeveloped regions. The United States' growing prison industrial complex is discussed. The author concludes with a call for reassessing current ways of living and proposes recreating cultures of conservation and sustainable economies. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Jeffrey A. Hirsch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118075358
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Super Boom written by Jeffrey A. Hirsch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prosper from the profitable opportunities of the next financial market super boom In 1976, Yale Hirsch predicted a fifteen-year super boom—a move in the stock market of 500% or more. His forecast proved accurate as the market rose and continued upward, eventually posting growth over 1,000% just before the tech crash in 2000. In Super Boom, Jeffrey Hirsch, President of the Hirsch Organization and Editor in Chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac, unveils the next market expansion. Building on his father's research from 1976, Hirsch has discovered that meteoric rises in stock indices are due to specific catalysts predominantly outside of the financial markets. History has a way of repeating itself, especially in the financial markets. The American economy, and subsequently the world economy, has always existed in a cycle of boom and bust: gold, grain, oil, technology, and most recently, real estate, have all bubbled and popped. The key to investing profitably is spotting macroeconomic historical trends and positioning to reap the benefits. Step-by-step, Hirsch puts together the pieces of this puzzle by revealing the central drivers of a super boom. Examines how new cultural paradigm-shifting technologies, as well as peace between major wars, could fuel a super boom Discusses how the massive injection of money by the government, in response to the global financial crisis and the Great Recession, as well as wartime spending, will eventually create an inflationary environment The data and research found here is based on historical information and the boom-and-bust cycle of the past century As markets and economies struggle over the next several years, remember to keep your eye on the future and get ready for the coming super boom and the next 500% move in the market. With this book as your guide, you'll benefit from the insights that only Jeffrey Hirsch can provide.

Author : Richard Joseph Stillman
Publisher : Irwin Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dow Jones Industrial Average written by Richard Joseph Stillman and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jason Cole
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 031645575X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elway written by Jason Cole and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unauthorized biography of John Elway, Hall of Fame Quarterback, two-time Super Bowl Champion, now President of Football Operations and General Manager of the Denver Broncos. John Elway's historic moments are known by two-word phrases. He was at the center of the wildest play in college football history, simply known as "The Play." Before he signed a pro contract, there was "The Trade." His NFL career included "The Drive" and "The Fumble," and, of course, "The Helicopter," one of the most iconic highlights in Super Bowl lore. There are so many memorable comeback victories and heroic plays that people have to make lists rather than consider Elway in the context of any singular event. Yet Elway's story is filled with one challenge after another. At Stanford, he never played in a Bowl game. He was ripped for being petulant after refusing to sign with the Baltimore Colts when he was drafted No. 1 overall, and later for his failure to get along with coach Dan Reeves. Over the first 10 years of his career, Elway led Denver to three Super Bowls, but lost in progressively worse fashion each time. Finally, after fifteen years of perseverance, Elway led the Broncos to back-to-back championships, including the biggest upset in Super Bowl history. Elway won the MVP award in his final Super Bowl and then walked away from the game. Within four years, Elway's father and twin sister both died, and he went through a difficult divorce. Reeling in his post-retirement, he returned to football . . . at the bottom, running the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League. He waited more than a decade to return to his beloved Broncos. While many people doubted him initially, Elway navigated the Broncos through massive changes and to victory in Super Bowl 50, making Elway the rare Hall of Famer to win a title both on and off the field. Elway has put his passion for competition on display in a way that only a handful of other NFL greats have ever done, and Elway is the most complete look at one of the most accomplished legends in the history of American sports.

Author : Robert K. Schaeffer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742519978
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Globalization written by Robert K. Schaeffer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-selling text vividly shows how political and economic changes affect people's lives in different settings around the world. Globalization, the author argues, is not completely new. Instead, the current wave of globalization builds on international institutions created just after World War II and was given new impetus by policies introduced in the 1970s and 80s. The new edition has five new chapters as well as updates and changes throughout. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : Kenneth W. Lee
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071368345
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trouncing the Dow: A Value-Based Method for Making Huge Profits in the Stock Market written by Kenneth W. Lee and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1998-09-21 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights on value investing from a Wall Street superbroker. From 1973 to 1997, the stock market averaged 9% return. Kenneth Lee's "Benchmark Investing" averaged 24%. Value investing may be a hot topic on Wall Street right now, but Lee has been making money with it for nearly a quarter-century. Troucning the Dow, Written in an easy-to-understand style, is packed with step-by-step instructions that show any investor how to be a winner. With returns that rival Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham, Kenneth Lee carves out his own spot in history with Trouncing the Dow.

Author : Michael B. Lehmann
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dow Jones-Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal written by Michael B. Lehmann and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983, this classic has sold nearly 150,000 copies. It is the informed businessperson's and consumer's guide to the important financial and investing information found in The Wall Street Journal.