What the dot-com bubble was — internet stocks soared on speculation then crashed in 2000-2002

What the tulip mania of 1637 demonstrated — the first recorded speculative bubble

Tulip mania showed the potential for economic collapse due to irrational speculative bubbles

What the Flash Crash of 2010 revealed — algorithmic trading can cause extreme market swings

Algorithmic trading can trigger rapid, severe market fluctuations, as seen in the 2010 Flash Crash

What were the primary economic consequences of the 1987 stock market crash caused by Black Monday — plummeting stock values, increased market volatility, and global recessionary pressures?

Black Monday led to massive wealth loss, heightened market instability, and global economic downturn

What Long-Term Capital Management's failure showed — even Nobel Prize-winning models can blow up

Nobel models can't always predict extreme market events

What the 1973 oil crisis caused — OPEC embargo quadrupled oil prices, triggering stagflation

1973 OPEC embargo quadrupled oil prices, sparking stagflation

What an inverted yield curve signals — short-term rates exceed long-term, often predicts recession

Inverted yield curve typically signals an impending economic recession