Household name for public institutions, the banking legacy. Can you tell us about him and what you found so compelling about him as an agent, an actor within this story, this landscape you are drawing. Guest when i started looking at this time period i knew a lot about roosevelt than i did about morgan as is true of most. This was morgans world, that roosevelt quickly and abruptly in terms of wall street, and by the time roosevelt became president morgan was at the peak of his power. He was the king of wall street, literally called jupiter and zeus. On the eve of the inauguration, the first billiondollar company in the world. That was a company that employed more than any other for the steel production, was a huge monopoly. Just a few months into roosevelts presidency, morgan created the secondbiggest company in the world which is the focus of the book, 400 million which would be 11 trillion. The two Biggest Companies but beyond that morgan controlled the flow of capital. That is where
A terror attack. At least 20 dead and tens of thousands of homes destroyed as the philippines is hit by super typhoon goni. Plus how robots are coming to the rescue to help keep a pop Art Exhibition in london under the proof. Welcome to the program campaigning in the u. S. Election is coming to a close with just hours to go before the 1st polling booths open already a record 98000000 americans have cast their ballots more than 2 thirds of the total number who voted in 2016 now these are live pictures where President Donald Trump is looking to pull off an upset in michigan and once again hes looking to do it by winding up his campaign in grand rapids that was also the last stop in his 2016 campaign hes held 5 rallies across 4 states in a last minute push for. Pulled in battleground areas while his rival joe biden concentrated his efforts on a high in pennsylvania his companion is focused on increasing turnout by black voters who could prove the difference in several battleground states
Melissa chan welcome to asia thank you for joining us thailand is facing another weekend of antigovernment protests and demonstrators have been Holding Daily rallies to with tens of thousands of people turning out the activists have 3 demands theyre calling for the Prime Minister to step down for a reform of the constitution and a reform of the monarchy theyve been keeping momentum up with some inventive events such as this a terrible fashion show held earlier in the week meant as a criticism of the elites and especially of the royal familys fast well. Joining us now to what kind of fellow who has been out on the streets over the past few months and a critic of the government since his University Days you know what i remember the protests earlier this summer and then to see people still out now why do you think this movement has gained momentum i think that. You would not have been given moment because of their fellow Economic Situation is thailand to column and kind in manage the econ
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