Black Monday
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- Lords of Finance whole source · open book
By the end of the day, 9 million shares had changed hands and the Dow was down 40 points, roughly 14 percent, the largest percentage fall in a single day in the market’s history—$14 billion wiped off the value of U.S. stocks.
chapter: 17. PURGING THE ROTTENNESS - 1929-30