In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. "The Box" tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade o[...]

Extensively revised and updated following the fallout from the global financial crisis, the sixth edition of this highly regarded book brings the reader right up to speed with the latest financial market developments, and provides a clear and incisive guide to a complex world that even those who wor[...]

Covers developments in financial instruments. This book contains chapters on the markets that deal with money, foreign exchange, equities, bonds, commodities, financial futures, options and other derivatives. It looks at why these markets exist, how they work and who trades in them.[...]