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Jesse Livermore: The Boy Plunger of Wall Street

The extraordinary life of Jesse Livermore -- from teenage bucket shop trader to the man who shorted the 1929 crash, and the personal demons that led to his tragic end.

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Key Figures2026-03-22
Biography

George Soros: The Man Who Broke the Bank of England (1992)

How George Soros bet $10 billion against the British pound on Black Wednesday, forced the UK out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, and earned $1 billion in a single…

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Key Figures2026-03-20
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