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This post will briefly explore Axon Enterprises: the global leader in public safety technologies. I became interested in Axon Enterprises in the last year due to their evolving business model (subscription based) and the significant lack of competitors within the industry. Axon rose to prominence following the development of the Taser electroshock weapons. The coreContinue reading “Axon Enterprise”

This post will briefly touch on three key defining features of the Dot-come bubble that have cropped up repeatedly in my reading and why they have continued to be discussed today. Due to swiftly increasing enthusiasm, the bubble entailed companies being ‘floated with no revenues, and not much of a business plan, and achieving hugeContinue reading “Key Features of the Dot-Com Bubble”

This post will briefly touch on the ongoing saga surrounding investment in Africa and particularly recent concerns about the sustainability of rising debt levels. I first became interested specifically in South Africa after reading about the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa and his attempts to attract FDI. Zambian economist Dr Dambisa Moyo summarises why Africa’s economyContinue reading “Investing in Africa”

This post will explore leading global consumer robot company iRobot and how they have managed to maintain a leading industry position for the last 25 years. Award-winning products such as the Roomba Vacuuming and Braava family of mopping robots have contributed to achieving their principal vision of making cleaning more efficient, equipping people with timeContinue reading “iRobot’s Leading Position”

Russia is a particularly interesting economy to study largely due to the fact that there is very limited research in the field. This is surprising given the scale of the economy, the potential for investors and track record of major financial reforms. This post will briefly touch on one of the main topics researchers discussContinue reading “Russia’s Economy & Oil Prices”

The Great Depression has been frequently described as ‘one of the greatest disasters in American history’ due to its disastrous impact on income, tax revenue, profits and unemployment.[1] Perhaps unsurprisingly, the adverse impacts on banks in Mississippi were relentless which becomes particularly apparent when considered in conjunction with the impact on national banks. The severityContinue reading “Mississippi during The Great Depression”

Hello, welcome to my blog on Financial Institutions 1850-2020. I started this blog to consolidate my understanding of the industry. After studying history at the University of Exeter in the UK, I currently attend business school in Paris where I will shortly be graduating from my masters in International Business. While this blog is aContinue reading “Introduction”