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STOCK MARKET CRASH 1929 [1 record]

Record 1 2019-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic History
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A sharp decline in U.S. stock market values in 1929 that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Key term(s)
  • 1929 stock market crash
  • 1929 Wall Street crash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire de l'économique
  • Bourse
DEF

Mouvement de panique boursière qui fut à l'origine de la crise économique de 1929.

OBS

Le «jeudi noir» (24 octobre 1929) et les jours suivants, la Bourse de New York (Wall Street) connut un effondrement spectaculaire du cours des actions qui entraîna, aux États-Unis, une crise sans précédent. Celle-ci se répercuta, à des degrés variables, aux économies des pays occidentaux.

OBS

krach : Les lettres «ch» se prononcent «k»; le nom rime avec «crac».

Spanish

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