The Ascent of Money RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgSat, 25 May 2013 03:50:57 -0400Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:57 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2247463708/In the final episode, Niall Ferguson chronicles the spread of good and bad financial practices across the globe, the meteoric rise of the American real estate market, and the consequences of the subprime mortgage fiasco.http://video.pbs.org/video/2247463708/06/19/2012Niall Ferguson chronicles the spread of financial and real estate practices.nrHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2247463707/Economist and historian Niall Ferguson examines the roots of the insurance industry in Europe; how disasters like Hurricane Katrina expose problems in risk management; how countries like Japan and Chile manage risk for their citizens; and the great rewards that can be accumulated through risk with hedge funds.http://video.pbs.org/video/2247463707/06/19/2012Niall Ferguson examines the roots of the insurance industry and more.nrHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1174144492/Niall Ferguson chronicles the spread of good -- and bad -- financial practices across the globe, and the consequences for all of us.http://video.pbs.org/video/1174144492/09/14/2010Niall Ferguson chronicles the globalization of finance, and the recent economic collapse.tv-pgHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2246958992/In the first episode of the four-hour series, economist and historian Niall Ferguson documents the roots of money and finance in the conquest of the Americas, from the Incan empire to the Louisiana territory.http://video.pbs.org/video/2246958992/06/19/2012Niall Ferguson documents the roots of money and finance.nrHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2246958994/Niall Ferguson on John Law and his Louisiana territory Ponzi scheme; bond markets support warfare in Europe; globalization accelerates with the economic invasion of the Far East.http://video.pbs.org/video/2246958994/06/19/2012Niall Ferguson on John Law and his Louisiana territory Ponzi scheme and more.nrHistoryHistoryNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1173188365/The roots of the insurance industry in Europe; disasters like Hurricane Katrina expose problems in risk management; the history of hedge funds.http://video.pbs.org/video/1173188365/09/14/2010The roots of the insurance industry; natural disasters and risk management; hedge funds.tv-pgHistoryHistoryEnlightenmentEnlightenmentUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1170857928/Niall Ferguson documents the rise of modern finance in Europe and its expansion into the Far East, including the ascendancy of the Rothschilds and bond markets, and the decline of Europe's landed aristocracy.http://video.pbs.org/video/1170857928/09/14/2010Niall Ferguson follows the rise of finance in Europe and its expansion into the Far East.tv-pgHistoryHistoryEnlightenmentEnlightenmentVictorianVictorianWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1170821435/Economist and historian Niall Ferguson examines the current global financial crisis in the context of the financial history of the West, Topics in this episode include: the beginnings of moneylending, stocks, bonds and credit.http://video.pbs.org/video/1170821435/09/14/2010Niall Ferguson looks at the history of moneylending, bond markets and the stock market.tv-pgHistoryHistoryEnlightenmentEnlightenmentUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyFilmFilmEpisode