Financial History Mugs

Those who fail to learn from the past will be forced to relive it...mortgages through the ages.

World Economic Crisis.

Economy - USA.

"So many take-overs and mergers, nobody remembers who he was."

"You will be visited by three ghosts - the Ghost of Porfolios Past, The Ghost of Present Positions and the Ghost of Commodities Future."

"Looks like the high tech shares have taken another fall."

Minimum wage.

'...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible!'

Bank of Cyprus-sia

"You never saw a tax haven. Now look into this light.

Acme Corp - In business since 1927 BG. 'The 'BG' stands for 'Before Greenspan'.'

More Money for Greece.

Trickle down

First Market Decline

'Here's the confirmation now, Mrs. Davis: You paid 14.4960937 per share. Kind of makes you homesick for eights and quarters, doesn't it?'

Quotes from Chairman Bernanke.

'I was a multi-millionaire back when it meant something.'

The high tech crash of the early 2000s...and the depression that followed.

Spain Bleeding Under the German Controlled Euro.

Golden Oldies: "Hey! Remember this great chart from the nineties?"

Enron collapse starts domino effect.

Nation of Has-Beens (and Never-Will-Bes)

'We're ahead of the game. We've lost nothing since we never had anything.'

Bank...formed 1893, merged 1971, saved by the Federal Government 1989.

Emblematic Print of the South Sea Bubble.

'When times are tough, it's vital to rally around the old firm, remember our history, all things that make us who we are.'

'These fortune cookies are outdated. They quote Greenspan instead of Bernanke.'

European Capital Investment in the Ottoman State

Inflation wave

Easy street ends.

Evolution to Debt.

Unsecured Creditor, please help.

'Remember how we used to put stuff on layaway?'

Spain-Italy-Debt-Interest rates

Business Fairy Tales.