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What was the name of the brief U.S. stock-market plunge on May 6, 2010, when the Dow dropped about 1,000 points?

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Flash Crash

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Which investment bank filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, during the global financial crisis and stock-market crash?

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Lehman Brothers

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During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, which Thai currency was devalued after Thailand abandoned its dollar peg?

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Thai baht

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In the 1989 Japanese asset-price crash, what was the peak closing value of the Nikkei 225 before its long decline?

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38,915.87

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Which bank failure is widely seen as the event that intensified the 1907 panic and helped lead to the creation of the U.S. Federal Reserve?

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Knickerbocker Trust

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During the 1929 Wall Street Crash, what was the name of the first major panic-selling day on October 24?

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Black Thursday

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Which 1873 financial crisis began after the collapse of the Vienna stock exchange and helped start a long global depression?

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Panic of 1873

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On what date did the S&P 500 reach its pandemic-crash closing low in 2020?

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March 23, 2020

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What was the highest closing level reached by Japan’s Nikkei 225 before the 1990s market crash?

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38,915.87

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Which currency’s devaluation helped trigger the 1997 Asian financial crisis and regional stock-market crash?

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Thai baht

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What date is known as Black Tuesday, the day of the most severe selling during the 1929 Wall Street Crash?

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October 29, 1929

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During the 1987 stock-market crash known as Black Monday, what percentage did the Dow Jones Industrial Average lose on October 19?

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22.6%

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