Business
Market shocks, booms, and the deals that moved the world
Business
Black Monday 1987: The Day the Market Lost a Quarter
On 19 October1987, global stocks fell off a cliff the Dow dropped 22.6% in a single session. No recession, no war. Just panic, at the speed of a screen.
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Business
The Great Depression: When the World's Engine Stalled
After 1929, a quarter of Americans couldn't find work. Factories went silent, banks evaporated, and an entire decade learned what scarcity really meant.
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Business
The Wall Street Crash of 1929: The Party Ends
Through the 1920s, Americans bought stocks on borrowed money. On 24 October1929, the lenders called, the crowd panicked, and the bill came due.
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Business
The Bretton Woods Agreement: Redesigning the Money of the World
In July 1944, as war still raged, 730 delegates from 44 nations met at a New Hampshire resort to invent the financial order that would follow the fighting.
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