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| Reading and Understanding the Financial Times |
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Kevin Boakes, Kingston University
Publisher: Financial Times Press Copyright: 2008 Format: Paper; 192 pp
| ISBN-10: | 0273715593 | | | ISBN-13: | 9780273715597 | |
Our Price: £19.99 Status: Instock Published: 12 Feb 2008

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Take a closer look inside with Topic 12, 'Northern Rock' below:
Northern Rock
See what Eoghan Harrington an Investment Banker thinks of the book!
An excellent learning tool, bringing real-world examples to a very wide range of key financial concepts. Brings financial theory to life and makes the FT articles accessible to everyone. Very clear explanation of what really happens in financial markets an excellent practical introduction to corporate finance.
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Features - Key Financial Termsused in each article are highlighted and explained at the end of each topic and collected together in a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book. Different to the standard approach of academic textbooks, explanations are accessible to all readers drawing on practical analogies to help understand the concepts.
- What do you Think?questions at the end of each topic allow you to independently test their understanding and can also form the basis of further discussion activities in Class.
- Investigate the FT Dataand Go to the Webencourage you to obtain and analyse FT data and conduct a web based activity requiring you to apply your newly acquired knowledge.
- Further Reading at the end of each chapter links themes covered in each topic to a range of Pearson Corporate Finance text books. References always include the relevant chapter and where appropriate page numbers. References will be updated annually to reflect the most recent publications.
- Book Blog - Visit the books website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/boakes to access the authors regularly updated blog for his take on current business news as it unfolds, download podcasts with further article analysis and check your understanding with suggested hints to in text questions.
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