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2007-2012 global financial crisis
The 2007–2012 global financial crisis, also known as the Global Financial Crisis, is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The 2007–2012 global financial crisis, also known as the Global Financial Crisis, is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
2008-2012 global financial crisis
The 2008–2012 global financial crisis, also known as the Global Financial Crisis, late-2000s financial crisis or the "Great Recession", is considered by many economists to be t...
The 2008–2012 global financial crisis, also known as the Global Financial Crisis, late-2000s financial crisis or the "Great Recession", is considered by many economists to be t...
AI winter
In the history of artificial intelligence, an AI winter is a period of reduced funding and interest in artificial intelligence research.
In the history of artificial intelligence, an AI winter is a period of reduced funding and interest in artificial intelligence research.
Asset price inflation
Asset price inflation is an economic phenomenon denoting a rise in price of assets, as opposed to ordinary goods and services.
Asset price inflation is an economic phenomenon denoting a rise in price of assets, as opposed to ordinary goods and services.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a decentralized electronic cash system that uses peer-to-peer networking, digital signatures and cryptographic proof so as to enable users to conduct irreversible transactions without...
Bitcoin is a decentralized electronic cash system that uses peer-to-peer networking, digital signatures and cryptographic proof so as to enable users to conduct irreversible transactions without...
Canal Mania
Canal Mania is a term used to describe an intense period of canal building in England and Wales between the 1790s and 1810s, and the speculative frenzy that accompanied it in the early 1790s.
Canal Mania is a term used to describe an intense period of canal building in England and Wales between the 1790s and 1810s, and the speculative frenzy that accompanied it in the early 1790s.
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the Internet sector...
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the Internet sector...
Economic bubble
An economic bubble (sometimes referred to as a speculative bubble, a market bubble, a price bubble, a financial bubble, a speculative mania or a balloon) is "...
An economic bubble (sometimes referred to as a speculative bubble, a market bubble, a price bubble, a financial bubble, a speculative mania or a balloon) is "...
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of popular folly by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841.
Financial crisis
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value.
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value.
Home Equity Protection
Home equity protection generally comes in the form of a contract that pays the buyer of protection if a particular home price index declines in value.
Home equity protection generally comes in the form of a contract that pays the buyer of protection if a particular home price index declines in value.
Irrational exuberance
"Irrational exuberance" is a phrase used by the then-Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Alan Greenspan, in a speech given at the American Enterprise Institute during the Dot-com bubble of the 1990s.
"Irrational exuberance" is a phrase used by the then-Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Alan Greenspan, in a speech given at the American Enterprise Institute during the Dot-com bubble of the 1990s.
Japanese asset price bubble
The Japanese asset price bubble was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991, in which real estate and stock prices were greatly inflated.
The Japanese asset price bubble was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991, in which real estate and stock prices were greatly inflated.
Late-2000s and Early 2010s financial crisis
The late-2000s financial crisis, which extended into the early 2010's; also known as the Global Financial Crisis or the "Great Recession", is considered by many economists to be the ...
The late-2000s financial crisis, which extended into the early 2010's; also known as the Global Financial Crisis or the "Great Recession", is considered by many economists to be the ...
Late-2000s financial crisis
The late-2000s financial crisis, also known as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) or the "Great Recession", is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the...
The late-2000s financial crisis, also known as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) or the "Great Recession", is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the...
Lebanese housing bubble
The Lebanese housing bubble is an economic bubble affecting almost all of Lebanon, where property prices have risen exponentially since 2005 (an average 5-fold increase as of February 2010), whi...
The Lebanese housing bubble is an economic bubble affecting almost all of Lebanon, where property prices have risen exponentially since 2005 (an average 5-fold increase as of February 2010), whi...
Mississippi Company
The "Mississippi Company" (of 1684) became the "Company of the West" (1717) and expanded as the "Company of the Indies" (1719).
The "Mississippi Company" (of 1684) became the "Company of the West" (1717) and expanded as the "Company of the Indies" (1719).
Nifty Fifty
Nifty Fifty was an informal term used to refer to 50 popular large cap stocks on the New York Stock Exchange in the 1960s and 1970s that were widely regarded as solid buy and hold growth stocks.
Nifty Fifty was an informal term used to refer to 50 popular large cap stocks on the New York Stock Exchange in the 1960s and 1970s that were widely regarded as solid buy and hold growth stocks.
Poseidon bubble
The Poseidon bubble was a stock market bubble in which the price of Australian mining shares soared in late 1969, then crashed in early 1970.
The Poseidon bubble was a stock market bubble in which the price of Australian mining shares soared in late 1969, then crashed in early 1970.
Real estate bubble
A real estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets) is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global real estate markets.
A real estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets) is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global real estate markets.
Reflation
Reflation is the act of stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes, seeking to bring the economy (specifically price level) back up to the long-term trend, f...
Reflation is the act of stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes, seeking to bring the economy (specifically price level) back up to the long-term trend, f...
South Sea Company
The South Sea Company was a British joint-stock company that traded in South America during the 18th century.
The South Sea Company was a British joint-stock company that traded in South America during the 18th century.
Stock market bubble
A stock market bubble is a type of economic bubble taking place in stock markets when market participants drive stock prices above their value in relation to some system of stock valuation.
A stock market bubble is a type of economic bubble taking place in stock markets when market participants drive stock prices above their value in relation to some system of stock valuation.
Tulip mania
Tulip mania or tulipomania (Dutch names include: tulpenmanie, tulpomanie, tulpenwoede, tulpengekte and bollengekte) was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract price...
Tulip mania or tulipomania (Dutch names include: tulpenmanie, tulpomanie, tulpenwoede, tulpengekte and bollengekte) was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract price...
Uranium bubble of 2007
The uranium bubble of 2007 was a period of nearly exponential growth in the price of natural uranium, starting in 2005 and peaking at roughly 300$/kg (or ~135$/lb) in mid-2007.
The uranium bubble of 2007 was a period of nearly exponential growth in the price of natural uranium, starting in 2005 and peaking at roughly 300$/kg (or ~135$/lb) in mid-2007.
Usury
Usury is the practice of charging excessive, unreasonably high, and often illegal interest rates on loans.
Usury is the practice of charging excessive, unreasonably high, and often illegal interest rates on loans.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the Uni...
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the Uni...