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What nickname is commonly given to the October 29, 1929, Wall Street stock-market crash?

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Black Tuesday

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What was the name of the U.S. technology-stock collapse that followed the late-1990s internet investment boom?

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Dot-com crash

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Which 1970s stock-market crash followed the 1973 oil crisis and helped produce a major bear market in the United States?

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1973–1974 stock market crash

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What name is given to the U.S. financial panic that began in 1857 after the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company failed?

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Panic of 1857

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Who was the Scottish financier behind France's Mississippi Bubble, which collapsed in 1720?

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John Law

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Which U.S. stock index lost more than half its value between its 2007 peak and the March 2009 low?

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S&P 500

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What was the nickname of the October 27, 1997 market crash that affected stock exchanges worldwide?

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Mini-crash

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Which Russian currency was devalued during the 1998 Russian financial crisis and debt default?

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Russian ruble

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Which Japanese stock index fell from nearly 39,000 in 1989 to about 15,000 by 1992?

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Nikkei 225

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What was the official name of the U.S. stock-market event on May 6, 2010, when prices plunged and recovered within minutes?

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Flash Crash

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What was the name of the 1873 financial panic that began in Vienna and spread across Europe and the United States?

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Panic of 1873

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Which 17th-century city hosted the first documented stock exchange, founded in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company?

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Amsterdam

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