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What was the name of the 1819 United States financial crisis, often considered the first major American economic depression?

Answer

Panic of 1819

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What was the approximate one-day percentage fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on October 19, 1987?

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22.6%

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What name is given to the stock-market crash day of October 29, 1929, in the United States?

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Black Tuesday

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Which New York Stock Exchange collapse in 1792 is widely regarded as the first major U.S. financial panic?

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Panic of 1792

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What nickname is most commonly given to the worldwide stock-market collapse of October 19, 1987?

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Black Monday

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In the 2020 stock-market crash, what global health emergency prompted the rapid worldwide sell-off?

Answer

COVID-19 pandemic

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In the 1720 South Sea Bubble, which company’s shares became the center of Britain’s famous speculative crash?

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South Sea Company

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In the 1997 Asian financial crisis, which currency was forced to float on July 2 after Thailand abandoned its peg?

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Thai baht

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In the Panic of 1907, which financier organized a rescue of the U.S. banking system from his New York library?

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J. P. Morgan

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In the 1989 Japanese asset-price crash, which stock index reached its record high on December 29, 1989?

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Nikkei 225

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In the 2008 financial crisis, which investment bank filed for bankruptcy on September 15, triggering a worldwide market shock?

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Lehman Brothers

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On August 24, 2015, by what percentage did the Shanghai Composite fall in one trading session?

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8.49%

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