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Which French bank’s fund suspension helped trigger the 2007–2008 global financial crisis?
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BNP Paribas
Which market index plunged 8.49% on China’s Black Monday, August 24, 2015?
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Shanghai Composite
Which index suffered the biggest one-day percentage fall in its history on October 19, 1987?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
What was the name of the 1992 currency crisis that caused sharp stock-market falls across Europe?
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Black Wednesday
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse threatened the financial system and prompted a private rescue organized by major banks?
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Long-Term Capital Management
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Which market index plunged 8.49% on China’s Black Monday, August 24, 2015?
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Shanghai Composite
Which index suffered the biggest one-day percentage fall in its history on October 19, 1987?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse threatened the financial system and prompted a private rescue organized by major banks?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which investment mania collapsed in 1720 when shares of the South Sea Company plunged?
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The South Sea Bubble
Which 1973 event is commonly identified as the trigger for the global stock-market crash of 1973–1974?
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The 1973 oil crisis
On what date did the 1929 U.S. stock-market crash reach its famous “Black Tuesday” session?
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October 29, 1929