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2007/08 Block Feeds on KET ED

Block Feed: Programs 101-105 Program Details

1 hours, 45 minutes

    Wednesday, September 5 at 2:00 pm on KETED

    Thursday, December 20 at 6:00 am on KETED

    Wednesday, February 6 at 2:00 pm on KETED

Episodes Included in These Block Feeds

101. Evolution of Money

The progression of money from gold and silver to paper currency and checks to electronic transfer of bank deposits. (26 minutes)

102. How Credit Cards Work

How companies make money from credit cards. Should we be worried about a few companies controlling the consumer credit market? (20 minutes)

103. Banks in the 20th and 21st Centuries

How modern technology has changed the banking system. (15 minutes)

104. Trading Risk: Markets for Futures and Options

Which commodities are traded on the futures market and why. (18 minutes)

105. The Electronic Revolution in Financial Markets

How does the stock market work? Who gains and loses from technological innovation? (26 minutes)

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

2.18	Economic Systems
2.30	Consumerism