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The 1929 stock market crash: Causes, consequences, and lessons learned

The domino effect: How the 1929 stock market crash sparked the Great Depression.

The stock market crash of 1929 remains one of the most catastrophic financial collapses in history, marking the beginning of the Great Depression. On October 29, 1929—known as Black Tuesday—the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 12% in a single day, wiping out billions in wealth and triggering a decade-long economic disaster. But …

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