What nickname describes the 13 October 1989 U.S. market plunge triggered by the collapse of a leveraged buyout?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
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What nickname describes the 13 October 1989 U.S. market plunge triggered by the collapse of a leveraged buyout?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
What was the name of the 1869 U.S. financial panic when speculators tried to corner the gold market?
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Black Friday
What name is given to the U.S. stock-market collapse on 29 October 1929, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 12%?
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Black Tuesday
During Mexico’s 1994 stock-market crash, what currency did the government devalue in December 1994?
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Mexican peso
What event is commonly called the 1973–74 stock-market crash, in which the S&P 500 lost nearly half its value?
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1973–74 stock-market crash
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What event is commonly called the 1973–74 stock-market crash, in which the S&P 500 lost nearly half its value?
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1973–74 stock-market crash
Which 1720 Paris speculation collapse is known for the failure of John Law’s Mississippi Company?
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Mississippi Bubble
Which 2015–2016 Chinese market collapse followed a rapid rise in Shanghai and Shenzhen share prices?
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Chinese stock-market crash of 2015
What term names the sudden U.S. equity-market plunge on May 6, 2010 that lasted about 36 minutes?
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Flash Crash of 2010
Which 2008 event intensified the global stock-market crash when the investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy?
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Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Which 2000–2002 market crash followed the bursting of heavily valued internet-company shares?
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Dot-com bubble crash
What event names the dramatic U.S. share-price collapse that began on October 24, 1929?
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Wall Street Crash of 1929