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What date marked the trough of the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the 2008–2009 global financial crisis?
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9 March 2009
Which U.S. stock-market crash began after the 1987 introduction of portfolio insurance came under scrutiny?
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Black Monday
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse forced a Federal Reserve-facilitated rescue of Long-Term Capital Management?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which 1720 speculative bubble burst after the South Sea Company’s shares soared in Britain?
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South Sea Bubble
What automated safeguard halted trading after the Dow Jones fell 7.79% on 9 March 2020?
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Circuit breaker
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Which 1998 hedge fund collapse forced a Federal Reserve-facilitated rescue of Long-Term Capital Management?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which 1720 speculative bubble burst after the South Sea Company’s shares soared in Britain?
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South Sea Bubble
What automated safeguard halted trading after the Dow Jones fell 7.79% on 9 March 2020?
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Circuit breaker
What name is commonly given to the 1997–1998 financial crisis that began in Thailand?
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Asian financial crisis
Which 1998 Russian financial event intensified the crisis surrounding Long-Term Capital Management?
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Russia’s debt default
Which U.S. president was in office when the Panic of 1907 struck Wall Street?
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Theodore Roosevelt
Which technology-focused U.S. stock index fell about 78% after the dot-com bubble peaked?
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NASDAQ Composite