This groundbreaking four-part ... money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system work to create seemingly unlimited wealth — or catastrophic loss ...

Where did money come from? And where did it all go? Last year (2007) the income of the average American (just under $34,000) went up by at most 5 per cent.1 But the cost of living rose by 4.1 per ...

But It's Only Money is kinda excited about a four-part documentary beginning tonight on many PBS stations, including OPB: The Ascent of Money (Hattip to Get Rich Slowly). In it, economist and ...

In "Risky Business," part three of the four-part THE ASCENT OF MONEY, economist and historian Niall Ferguson examines the roots of the insurance industry, natural disasters and risk management ...

British historian and author Niall Ferguson explains how big money works today as well as the causes of and solutions to economic catastrophes in this extended version The Ascent of Money documentary.

In his latest book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, internationally renowned historian Niall Ferguson says that turning points in history like the rise of ancient Babylon ...