# Liaquat Ahamed
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liaquat ahamed (born 14 November 1952 in Kenya) is an American author.
== Life and work ==
liaquat ahamed was born in Kenya, where his grandfather had emigrated to from Gujarat by way of Zanzibar in the late 19th century. He was educated at Rugby School in England, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Harvard University.Ahamed has worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C., where he headed the bank's investment division, and at the New York-based partnership of Fischer, Francis Trees and Watts, a fixed-income business and subsidiary of BNP Paribas, where he served as Chief Investment Officer and from 2001–2004 as Chief Executive.
Liaquat Ahamed - 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
In this episode of A Book with Legs, Cole Smead, CEO and Portfolio Manager, and Bill Smead, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer at Smead Capital Management, sit down with Liaquat Ahamed to discuss his book, “1873: The Rothschilds, The First Great Depression and the Making of the Modern World.”
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How a stock market crash gave birth to modern antisemitism
The 1873 Gründerkrach, the spectacular stock market crash that followed Germany’s unification, is one of history’s great financial maelstroms. But its most enduring legacy isn’t about money. Host Robin Wigglesworth speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed about how the resulting econo…
Ep92 Breakups & BookTok
With Aaron and Derek out, Pri and Chris hold down the fort and kick things off with Pri’s breakup with Claude, unpacking why AI models feel increasingly different in tone, usefulness, and cost. And why power users are becoming their own routers. From there, they move into “Woke 3,” AOC’s political …
Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society Audiobook by Binyamin Appelbaum
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of SocietyGenres: Business & Economics, History, Politics, North America, GeneralAuthor: Binyamin AppelbaumNarrator: Dan BittnerRelease date: 09-03-…
From "The Story of Money": How a stock market crash gave birth to modern antisemitism
The 1873 Gründerkrach, the spectacular stock market crash that followed Germany’s unification, is one of history’s great financial maelstroms. But its most enduring legacy isn’t about money. Host Robin Wigglesworth speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Liaquat Ahamed about how the resulting econo…
The Bond Market Chaos Is Coming for Us All
A lot of things are on track to get more expensive.
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The Rail Revolution: Jay Cooke and the Northern Pacific (Part 4)
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How CEOs are adapting to new rules of power
Today’s business leaders spent most of their careers in an era of relative stability. In this episode of The Big View, strategist Tina Fordham tells Peter Thal Larsen why geopolitical uncertainty is here to stay – and what unexpected shocks companies should be preparing for.
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The Smead Book List - Fall Book List 2026
In this episode of A Book with Legs, Cole Smead, CEO and Portfolio Manager at Smead Capital Management, is joined by Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Bill Smead for the firm’s quarterly book list.
Cole and Bill walk through what they have recently finished, what they are reading now, and what …
Europe wobbling again as US posts another all-time high.
Today, a look at Europe and the euro looking suddenly troubled again today as France continues to draw negative attention and Eurozone sovereign yield spreads have widened again today after France's Le Pen presented a long term budget plan on Tuesday. Elsewhere, sterling is charging higher against …
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