Provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of financial markets. Covers markets in central trading places like the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, and markets in non-central trading such as that in government bonds, foreign currencies, and over-the-counter...

Of the various ways in which energy enters into American foreign policy, the most important for national security is the heavy depen- dence of the United States and most of its allies on oil from unreli- able sources, particularly from the Middle East. In comparison, other energy-related foreign...