Black Monday

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Sure, Alan Greenspan had to deal with the Black Monday stock-market crash two months after he took charge.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Six months later, the Black Monday crash registered the largest one-day drop in the Dow’s history, wiping an estimated $1.7 trillion off the global market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

With NFL’s Black Monday already in full swing, other teams are likely to make similar moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Yet, despite the magnitude of the declines—the rest of Dow’s top six single-day drops include three sessions from 1929 and Black Monday of Oct.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

For there was a hint of promise in his voice that almost meant he had some way of delaying the arrival of Black Monday.

From The Extra Day by Blackwood, Algernon