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title: "U.S. Stock Market Crash"
year: 1987
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1987/black-monday-1987"
slug: "black-monday-1987"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1987-01-01"
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# U.S. Stock Market Crash

> Black Monday's 22% single-day plunge exposed the danger of computerized trading and nearly triggered a second Great Depression.

## Summary

A stock market, equity market, or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks, which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include securities listed on a public stock exchange as well as stock that is only traded privately, such as shares of private companies that are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms. Investments are usually made with an investment strategy in mind.

## Sources

- [Stock market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market) - Wikipedia

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