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Roundup

10-2-08

Alan Greenspan: Black Monday [video 1 min 55 sec]

One day in 1987, the stock market fell hard and fast, the likes of which hadn't been seen since 1929. Using his new position as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan helped the market quickly bounce back from Black Monday.

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