What was the October 1989 U.S. market plunge caused partly by the failure of the United Airlines buyout called?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
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What was the October 1989 U.S. market plunge caused partly by the failure of the United Airlines buyout called?
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Friday the 13th mini-crash
Which 1973–1974 crash cut the Dow Jones Industrial Average by about 45% during an oil shock and recession?
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1973–1974 stock market crash
What name is given to the 1962 U.S. stock-market crash that began after a sharp decline in technology shares?
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Kennedy Slide
What 2008 global crash followed the failure of Lehman Brothers?
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Global financial crisis
What 1994 crisis began when Mexico devalued the peso?
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Mexican peso crisis
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Which 1973–1974 crash cut the Dow Jones Industrial Average by about 45% during an oil shock and recession?
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1973–1974 stock market crash
What 2008 global crash followed the failure of Lehman Brothers?
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Global financial crisis
What 1994 crisis began when Mexico devalued the peso?
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Mexican peso crisis
What 1873 financial crisis began with the failure of Vienna’s stock exchange?
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Panic of 1873
What 1929 U.S. stock-market crash helped begin the Great Depression?
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Wall Street Crash of 1929
What was the 2000–2002 collapse of technology-stock valuations commonly called?
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Dot-com crash
Which 1997 crisis began in Thailand after the baht was floated and spread through East Asia?
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Asian financial crisis