Wall Street Crash
noun[S]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukustheeventsinOctober1929, whenshareson the New York Stock Exchangelosta lot oftheirvalue,causingseriouseconomicproblemsin the US andEuropeandleadingto theDepression:
Economicadvisorssaid there was adangerof aWallStreetcrashifinvestorsstoppedbuyingAmericanassets.
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the Depression
theeventsofMonday,October19, 1987, whenshareson the New York Stock Exchangelost508points,causingproblemsinstockmarketsaround theworld
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Black Monday
theeventsofMonday,October27, 1997, whenshareson the New York Stock Exchangelost554pointscausingproblemsinstockmarketsaround theworld
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Black Monday