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What was the 1873 financial panic that spread from Vienna to the United States called?

Answer

Panic of 1873

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What name is given to the U.S. stock-market crash of 1962?

Answer

Kennedy Slide

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What 1989 crash in New York followed the failure of a United Airlines buyout and is called the Friday the 13th mini-crash?

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Friday the 13th mini-crash

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What was the 2015–2016 global stock-market sell-off triggered partly by fears about China’s economy called?

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2015–2016 stock market selloff

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What market phenomenon followed the 2000 peak of technology shares and became a major stock-market crash?

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Dot-com crash

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What name describes the 1973–1974 global stock-market crash that followed oil shocks and economic turmoil?

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1973–1974 stock market crash

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What was the name of the 1869 U.S. gold-market panic linked to Jay Gould and James Fisk?

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Black Friday

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What was the 1907 U.S. financial crisis, marked by a run on Knickerbocker Trust, commonly called?

Answer

Panic of 1907

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What name describes the global stock-market crash that began in February 2020 as COVID-19 spread?

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COVID-19 market crash

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What event caused U.S. stocks to plunge briefly on 6 May 2010 before recovering much of the loss?

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2010 Flash Crash

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What crisis began in 2007 and became a worldwide stock-market crash after the collapse of Lehman Brothers?

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Global financial crisis

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What was the name of the 1998 Russian financial crisis that included a sovereign debt default and ruble devaluation?

Answer

1998 Russian financial crisis

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