What was the nickname of the October 13, 1989 U.S. market plunge linked to a failed buyout?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
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What was the nickname of the October 13, 1989 U.S. market plunge linked to a failed buyout?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
On what date did the S&P 500 reach its post-2008-crash closing low?
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March 9, 2009
Which law did the British Parliament pass in 1720 to curb speculative companies after the South Sea Bubble?
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Bubble Act
What event triggered the Panic of 1893 after the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad failed?
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Bankruptcy of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse prompted a Federal Reserve-backed rescue of major Wall Street banks?
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Long-Term Capital Management
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On what date did the S&P 500 reach its post-2008-crash closing low?
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March 9, 2009
What event triggered the Panic of 1893 after the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad failed?
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Bankruptcy of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse prompted a Federal Reserve-backed rescue of major Wall Street banks?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which event marked the first day of the 1987 global stock-market crash?
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Black Monday
Which U.S. stock index lost about 78% of its value after the dot-com bubble peak?
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Nasdaq Composite
What was the name of the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash centered on the Shanghai Stock Exchange?
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2015–2016 Chinese stock-market turbulence
Which US stock index suffered the largest intraday point drop during the 2010 Flash Crash?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average