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Black Monday

NOUN
panic
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Greenspan’s first serious challenge, the Black Monday crash of Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Paul Volcker launched a campaign of rate hikes that led to a recession, and the Alan Greenspan era came on the heels of the Black Monday crash of 1987.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

These include Black Monday in 1987, as well as during the global bond crisis in 1994 and shortly before the peak of the dot-com bubble, according to Martin Adams.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

Buffett’s letters grew more popular beyond just Berkshire shareholders around Black Monday in 1987, said Lawrence Cunningham, author of “The Essays of Warren Buffett,” a book compiling Buffett’s letters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

The citizens of Bristol sent over new colonists; but the anniversary of the day was long known as Black Monday.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack


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