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Which London merchant bank’s 1890 failure triggered the Baring crisis, one of the era’s major financial panics?
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Barings Bank
On what date did the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffer the 22.6% “Black Monday” drop in 1987?
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October 19, 1987
Which Chinese stock exchange’s benchmark led the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash?
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Shanghai Stock Exchange
Which U.S. president's resignation added political uncertainty to the 1973–1974 stock-market crash?
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Richard Nixon
Which exchange's index fell 45.8% during the 1987 Black Monday crash?
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index
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On what date did the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffer the 22.6% “Black Monday” drop in 1987?
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October 19, 1987
Which Chinese stock exchange’s benchmark led the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash?
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Shanghai Stock Exchange
Which exchange's index fell 45.8% during the 1987 Black Monday crash?
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index
Which market suffered the 1987 crash known as Black Monday?
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Global stock markets
Which 18th-century French scheme collapsed in the Mississippi Bubble of 1720?
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Mississippi Company
Which technology-heavy U.S. stock index fell about 78% in the dot-com crash?
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Nasdaq Composite
What speculative bubble burst in London during the 1720 stock-market crash?
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South Sea Bubble
Which U.S. index lost nearly 90% during the Wall Street Crash from 1929 to 1932?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average