Which 1989 U.S. leveraged-buyout collapse is widely regarded as the event that triggered the October 13 mini-crash?
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United Airlines buyout collapse
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Which 1989 U.S. leveraged-buyout collapse is widely regarded as the event that triggered the October 13 mini-crash?
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United Airlines buyout collapse
Which U.S. market crash began on 9 March 2020 after oil-price tensions and growing COVID-19 fears?
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Stock market crash of 2020
Which Japanese stock index reached its historical peak of 38,957.44 on 29 December 1989 before Japan’s asset-price bubble burst?
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Nikkei 225
What was the 1997 Asian financial crisis called in Thailand after the baht was allowed to float on 2 July?
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Tom Yum Goong crisis
Which French speculative bubble collapsed in 1720 after investors crowded into shares of the Mississippi Company?
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Mississippi Bubble
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Which U.S. market crash began on 9 March 2020 after oil-price tensions and growing COVID-19 fears?
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Stock market crash of 2020
What was the 1997 Asian financial crisis called in Thailand after the baht was allowed to float on 2 July?
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Tom Yum Goong crisis
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