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Which French financier’s Mississippi Company was central to France’s 1720 market crash?
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John Law
Which 1990s country saw its Nikkei 225 benchmark fall from a 1989 peak during its asset-price bubble crash?
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Japan
Which U.S. company’s failure helped trigger the Panic of 1873?
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Jay Cooke & Company
Which 1989 U.S. market crash was triggered by the leveraged buyout collapse of United Airlines parent UAL?
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The Friday the 13th mini-crash
What 1998 Russian financial event caused a worldwide hedge-fund crisis after Russia’s debt default?
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The collapse of Long-Term Capital Management
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Which U.S. company’s failure helped trigger the Panic of 1873?
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Jay Cooke & Company
Which 1989 U.S. market crash was triggered by the leveraged buyout collapse of United Airlines parent UAL?
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The Friday the 13th mini-crash
What 1998 Russian financial event caused a worldwide hedge-fund crisis after Russia’s debt default?
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The collapse of Long-Term Capital Management
Which 1998 crisis followed Russia’s August 17 default and ruble devaluation?
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Russian financial crisis
Which stock exchange was at the center of the 1873 Vienna stock-market crash?
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Vienna Stock Exchange
Which bank failure became the signature event of the Panic of 1907 in the United States?
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Knickerbocker Trust