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What was the name of the 1989 Japanese stock-market peak's benchmark index, which later fell during Japan's asset-price crash?
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Nikkei 225
Which British bank failed in 1866, helping trigger the financial panic known as the Overend, Gurney crisis?
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Overend, Gurney and Company
What name is given to the New York Stock Exchange sell-off on October 24, 1929, the first major day of the Wall Street Crash?
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Black Thursday
Which Russian financial crisis included the government’s August 17, 1998 devaluation of the ruble?
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Russian financial crisis
Which company stood at the center of the South Sea Bubble, the spectacular British market crash of 1720?
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South Sea Company
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Which British bank failed in 1866, helping trigger the financial panic known as the Overend, Gurney crisis?
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Overend, Gurney and Company
Which Russian financial crisis included the government’s August 17, 1998 devaluation of the ruble?
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Russian financial crisis
Which Chinese stock exchange saw the Shanghai Composite plunge during the 2015 Chinese stock-market crash?
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Shanghai Stock Exchange
Which U.S. president signed the Banking Act of 1933 after the banking crisis worsened during the Great Depression?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which U.S. market index lost about 89% from its 1929 peak to its 1932 low?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average