Which South Sea Bubble company was granted a monopoly over British trade with Spanish South America?
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South Sea Company
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Which South Sea Bubble company was granted a monopoly over British trade with Spanish South America?
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South Sea Company
Which Japanese asset-price bubble burst at the start of the 1990s, leading to the Lost Decades?
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Japanese asset price bubble
What nickname was given to the sudden U.S. equity-market plunge of May 6, 2010?
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Flash Crash
Which London bank failed in 1866, helping trigger the Overend, Gurney crisis?
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Overend, Gurney and Company
During the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which day saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall about 12.8%?
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Black Monday
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Which Japanese asset-price bubble burst at the start of the 1990s, leading to the Lost Decades?
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Japanese asset price bubble
Which London bank failed in 1866, helping trigger the Overend, Gurney crisis?
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Overend, Gurney and Company
Which stock exchange crash on May 9, 1873, helped start the Long Depression?
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Vienna Stock Exchange crash
Which 1929 trading day is remembered as Black Tuesday in the Wall Street Crash?
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October 29, 1929
Which U.S. financier helped stabilize markets during the Panic of 1907?
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J. P. Morgan
Which 1720 English company gave its name to the South Sea Bubble?
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South Sea Company