What name is given to the 1997–1998 collapse that began with Thailand’s currency crisis?
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Asian financial crisis
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What name is given to the 1997–1998 collapse that began with Thailand’s currency crisis?
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Asian financial crisis
Which U.S. investment bank filed for bankruptcy during the 2008 global financial crisis?
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Lehman Brothers
Which U.S. bank failure helped trigger the Panic of 1907?
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
What was the name of the 1720 British financial bubble that collapsed after its company shares soared?
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South Sea Bubble
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A large sell order
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