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Which exchange saw the first major trading day of the 1929 Wall Street Crash?

Answer

New York Stock Exchange

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What nickname was given to the 1989 crash of the New York Stock Exchange?

Answer

Friday the 13th mini-crash

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Which stock exchange suffered the earliest major plunge in the 1987 global crash?

Answer

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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What 1973 event helped trigger the stock-market crash and global economic downturn known as the 1970s oil crisis?

Answer

1973 oil embargo

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What event is the 2020 stock-market crash commonly associated with as the global trigger for its rapid sell-off?

Answer

COVID-19 pandemic

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What name is commonly given to Mexico's 1994 financial crisis, which triggered a sharp fall in Mexican asset prices?

Answer

Tequila Crisis

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Which year marks the start of the Long Depression, the global downturn that followed the 1873 stock-market crash?

Answer

1873

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In the 1720 South Sea Bubble, which company’s collapse triggered a famous early stock-market crash in Britain?

Answer

South Sea Company

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Which stock exchange was at the center of the 1997 Asian financial crisis's initial currency and market turmoil?

Answer

Stock Exchange of Thailand

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What U.S. housing-market index was widely cited as evidence of the 2008 crash's home-price collapse?

Answer

S&P/Case-Shiller Index

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During the 1987 Black Monday crash, what was the Dow's one-day percentage decline?

Answer

22.6%

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In the Wall Street Crash of 1929, what was the Dow Jones Industrial Average's approximate percentage loss from peak to trough?

Answer

Nearly 89%

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