What are shares, and what affects their price? Discover why share price is not only dictated by monetary value, and why this makes trading a risky business. Maths - Statistics And Probability A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the...

This video explores the etymology of "bank" and "bankrupt." They connect this to Shakespeare’s use of "bankrupt" to describe emotional depletion, which has evolved into modern uses like "morally bankrupt."

President Biden wants to give billions in extra funding to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells contaminating the air, soil and groundwater. But why must taxpayers foot the bill?

In the 1980s Nauru was the richest country in the world on a per capita basis. Nauru's wealth can be entirely attributed to its deposits of Phosphate, a substance used in fertilizers. However, by the early 2000s they had completely run...

In which John discusses the U.S. public debt, our dangerously high debt to GDP ratio, the S&P's downgrade of America's credit rating, and why our debt may not be as unmanageable as it seems. There's also some general discussion of...

In this video, the speaker discusses how government intervention in the market can take the form of state provision and regulation. The video provides examples and nuanced arguments for both state provision and regulation as forms of...

Nomura Research Institute's Richard Koo says that what the world is experiencing right now, a "balance sheet recession," is different from traditional recessions. However, Japan recently experienced a similar type of recession, and Koo...

Could Uber be about to take its last ride? Is Twitter about to stop Tweeting? Alltime 10s looks at 10 companies that are seriously struggling in the modern economic climate, and may just be on the verge of extinction.

Teens reveal their opinions on business. Intended to provoke classroom debate, this clip shows teens talking about business. You might not agree with everything they say! What makes a great business, and what can go wrong? These films do...

In the final clip of this series Mary describes what happened to her when the Crimea War ended in 1856 and she returned to London.

What did the empire fail to do in the 19th century? How did nationalism affect it? In the end, what killed it?<br/>
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 7