Any purchase or sale of a stock should be based on a rational analysis of investment values. This text provides the framework needed for any analysis using up-to-date methods. It is aimed at the college market, and includes questions and answers in each chapter.

The Dinosaur Among Us is a fast-moving expose of the World Bank, the preeminent poverty fighting institution and a veritable United Nations of finance. Founded in a spirit of post World War II optimism, the Bank squanders its opportunities, and the book examines the actors in this tragic comedy: the wealthy nations, the poor borrowers, the Board of Directors and the staff. As poverty's two stepchildren-- terrorism and failed states-- cause increased headaches for the West, advancing the Third world is vitally important. Yet, as the author points out, the Bank fails to adapt to modern...

The comprehensive M&A guide, updated to reflect the latest changes in the M&A environment
M&A, Second Edition provides a practical primer on mergers and acquisitions for a broad base of individuals numbering in the hundreds of thousands:

• Investment bankers involved with mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
• Equity analysts at hedge funds, risk arbitrage funds, pension funds, and banks, who invest in firms engaged in M&A.
• Private equity professionals at buyout funds, venture capital funds, and hedge funds, who routinely buy and sell...