ritholtz.com - 10/20/2009
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Rob Fraim is a reader who puts out his own amusing comments each week via email. On the 22th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, he put out his recollections from that day, and we are republishing them today, the 20th anniversary of Black Monday.
I found them so interesting that I ...
crossingwallstreet.com - 10/19/2009
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crossingwallstreet.com —
It was 22 years ago today -- October
19, 1987 --that the market busted. The Dow plunged...
508 points, also on a Monday. As it turned out, the crash was an excellent buying opportunity as the market can surging for another 12-1/2 years. If you ...
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22 Years Since the 1987 Crash
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FT Alphaville —
Elsewhere on Tuesday, - The 1987 crash revisited. - David Einhorn on gold, sovereign risk and more. - How Moody’s sold its ratings . - Did easy money fuel the commodity boom ? - Research analysts go renegade. - “Everything you know about China is wrong. ” - Ireland’s Nama , in depth. - “Like most complicated men, Bruce Wasserstein leaves a complicated legacy.” - A FDIC commercial real estate fail. - Banks tell traders to keep attacking the dollar . - Natural gas changes everything? - “The ...
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The Mess That Greenspan Made —
... credit claims - Reuters Reverse mortgages: Subprime mess déjà vu? - CNN/Money Countdown to the next crisis is already under way - Munchau, FT Galleon’s Traders Seek Legal Advice, Update Resumes - Bloomberg BofA Was Told U.S. Aid May Help Shares - Bloomberg Einhorn on gold, sovereign risk, and more - Reuters The Race to Save Lehman Brothers - NY Times Marching Toward Zombieland - Kunstler, CFN 1987 Crash Revisited - The Big Picture ...
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When Morgan Stanley almost died
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