Behind the Greed Speech of 1986 - Titans: The Rise of Wall Street - Documentary Banijay Documentaries • 49K views • 1 year ago. The nation's dominance is fuelled by a historic bull run on Wall Street, and the exploding stock market has drawn a new wave of would-be Titans to New York. While Charles Merrill and Edmund Lynch seek to bring investment to the masses, Joe Kennedy is looking to get rich quick by any means necessary.
The two Titans battle for control of America's greatest rail lines, the stock market gets caught up in their games, pushed to new heights only to suddenly come crashing down. The aftermath put's JP Morgan's railroad monopoly in the crosshairs of a new President, Teddy Roosevelt. After his railroad trust is busted, JP Morgan turns an enemy into an ally.. With the 1980s in full swing, Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky make untold millions and drive the stock market to new heights; they're hailed as the new titans of Wall Street.