The Mississippi Bubble The Mississippi Bubble was a financial crisis that took place in France during the early…Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023
The Panic of 1882 The financial crisis that struck France in 1882 was the Paris Bourse's worst panic of…Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023
Invention of The Telegraph The first telegraph line was introduced in the United States in 1844, connecting Washington, D.C.,…Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023
The Birth of Double-Entry Bookkeeping In 1494, the "Father of Accounting", Luca Pacioli, published the first ever book on double-entry…Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023
The Bank of England Founded The Bank of England was founded by a parliamentary act in 1694 to generate funds…Jamie CatherwoodApril 29, 2023
The First Bank of the United States When Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury Secretary in 1789, the nascent United States faced…Jamie CatherwoodApril 28, 2023
Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT) Founded As railways and canals connected vast regions of America, cities like Chicago emerged as crucial…Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023
The London Metal Exchange Founded The second iteration of London's "Royal Exchange" (1871), The London Metal Exchange (LME), was founded…Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023
The Royal Exchange (Commodities) The Royal Exchange in London, established by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1571, was the first…Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023
First Credit Rating Agency In 1841, in the bustling heart of New York City, entrepreneur Lewis Tappan laid the…Jamie CatherwoodApril 27, 2023