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NYSE was the first American Stock exchange, founded in 1817 on Wall Street in New York.
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Many investors look to the "DOW" to help make decisions about investing. In 1896, Charles Dow calculated his first average.
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Every major European exchange closed. Never had this happened before, and in preparation for the first World War, the economy took a hit. European stock exchanges were making preparations for the inevitable war and its impact.
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In the decade preceding 1929, the stock prices quadrupled, causing stock investors to invest more money in the market. However, in 1929, the market crashed, ushering the Great Depression.
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After the United States dropped a bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, the DOW increased by 29%. However, it dropped by 23% in the following six months.
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After soaring 90% in two years, the DOW dropped by 6.5% on September 26, 1955, after President Eisenhower died. However, it went on a rise through the end of the 1950's, increasing by 39%.
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The death of President Kennedy shook the nation, but not the stock market. The DOW dropped 3% immediately after his death, but proceeded to increase by 40% through February of 1966.
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NASDAQ (a dealing market in comparison to NYSE, an auction market) was founded in 1971, and is now the second largest stock exchange in the world, just falling behind NYSE.
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Vietnam's aftermath, Watergate, the Arab oil embargo over the Yom Kippur War and rampant inflation put a pall on stocks. The Dow dropped 45% between January 1973 and December 1974.
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The Dow gained 190% between November 1980 and August 1987. Even after the '87 crash, it was 139% higher at the end of Reagan's term in 1989.
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On October 19, 1987, Stock Markets around the world crashed, sending the DOW average down by 508 points. The crash started in Hong Kong, rapidly spreading across the world.
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Following the attack of 9/11, U.S. stock markets closed and remained that way for the rest of the week. Once the market re-opened, the S&P lost 11.6% in four trading days.
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One year after Donald Trump became president, the DOW hit 22,000 for the first time in history. Since 2016, the economy has been doing well, though many investors are worried for 2018.
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Black Friday has been said to allow companies to stay in the black for the rest of the year. The day boosts the economy, pumping money in and out of the system.
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Mitsubishi, one of Japan's Corporate Giants, recently admitted to faking data. Data was falsified for almost 270 million units sold.