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  2. 2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis ( GFC ), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Predatory lending in the form of subprime mortgages targeting low-income homebuyers, [1] excessive risk-taking by global financial institutions, [2] a continuous buildup of toxic assets within banks ...

  3. Stock market downturn of 2002 - Wikipedia

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    The technology-heavy NASDAQ stock market peaked on March 10, 2000, hitting an intra-day high of 5,132.52 and closing at 5,048.62. The Dow Jones Industrial Average , a price-weighted average (adjusted for splits and dividends) of 30 large companies on the New York Stock Exchange , peaked on January 14, 2000, with an intra-day high of 11,750.28 ...

  4. List of largest daily changes in the Russell 2000 - Wikipedia

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    Rank Date Close Net Change % Change 1 2020-03-16: 1,037.42 −172.71 −14.27 2 1987-10-19 : 133.60 −19.14 −12.53 3 2008-12-01

  5. File:Stock market crash (2020, DJIA 2017-01-03 through 2020 ...

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  6. 2010 flash crash - Wikipedia

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    The DJIA on May 6, 2010 (11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT) The May 6, 2010, flash crash, [1] [2] [3] also known as the crash of 2:45 or simply the flash crash, was a United States trillion-dollar [4] flash crash (a type of stock market crash) which started at 2:32 p.m. EDT and lasted for approximately 36 minutes. [5]

  7. Black Monday - Wikipedia

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    9 March 2020 - Part of the 2020 stock market crash, the worst day for stock market losses since the Great Recession, fueled by investor panic over the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. 16 March 2020 - Larger declines than the previous week's fall during the 2020 stock market crash. Recurring events

  8. New York Stock Exchange - Wikipedia

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    New York Stock Exchange. /  40.70694°N 74.01111°W  / 40.70694; -74.01111. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE, nicknamed " The Big Board ") [4] is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization.

  9. Souk Al-Manakh stock market crash - Wikipedia

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    The crash of the unofficial stock market finally came in August 1982, when a dealer presented a postdated check from a young Passport Office employee for payment and it bounced. By September 1982, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance ordered all dubious checks to be turned in for clearance, and shut down the Souk Al-Manakh.