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  2. August 2011 stock markets fall - Wikipedia

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    The August 2011 stock markets fall was the sharp drop in stock prices in August 2011 in stock exchanges across the United States, Middle East, Europe and Asia. This was due to fears of contagion of the European sovereign debt crisis to Spain and Italy, as well as concerns over France's current AAA rating, concerns over the slow economic growth of the United States and its credit rating being ...

  3. 2015–2016 stock market selloff - Wikipedia

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    The 2015–2016 stock market selloff was the period of decline in the value of stock prices globally that occurred between June 2015 to June 2016. It included the 2015–2016 Chinese stock market turbulence, in which the SSE Composite Index fell 43% in just over two months between June 2015 and August 2015, which culminated in the devaluation of the yuan.

  4. Why did my credit score drop after paying off debt? - AOL

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    Your credit score may drop after you pay off debt because the credit scoring system factors in things like your average account age and credit mix. If you applied for a loan to consolidate debt ...

  5. Airborne leaflet propaganda - Wikipedia

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    Airborne leaflet dropping is where leaflets ( flyers) are scattered in the air. Military forces have used aircraft to drop leaflets to attempt to alter the behavior of combatants and non-combatants in enemy-controlled territory, sometimes in conjunction with air strikes. Humanitarian air missions, in cooperation with leaflet propaganda, can ...

  6. Why Did My Credit Score Drop? 10 Common Reasons for a ... - AOL

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    However, other times your score may drop for a more serious reason, and you may have to work hard over time to get it back up. Here are the 10 major reasons your credit score may drop suddenly ...

  7. 2000s commodities boom - Wikipedia

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    The 2000s commodities boom or the commodities super cycle [1] was the rise of many physical commodity prices (such as those of food, oil, metals, chemicals and fuels) during the early 21st century (2000–2014), [2] following the Great Commodities Depression of the 1980s and 1990s. The boom was largely due to the rising demand from emerging ...

  8. Chinese water torture - Wikipedia

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    Chinese water torture or a "dripping machine" [1] is a mentally painful process in which cold water is slowly dripped onto the scalp, forehead or face for a prolonged period of time. [1] The process causes fear and mental deterioration on the subject. The pattern of the drops is often irregular, and the cold sensation is jarring, which causes ...

  9. 2020 stock market crash - Wikipedia

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    During the crash, there were multiple severe daily drops in the global stock market, the largest drop was on 16 March, nicknamed 'Black Monday II' of 12–13% in most global markets. [28] [29] [30] There were two other significant dates of crashes in the stock markets, one being 9 March, nicknamed 'Black Monday I', [31] [32] [33] and on 12 ...