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Crashes of 2007. During the financial crisis of 2007–2008, the stock markets in India fell on several occasions in 2007 as well as 2008. In 2007, there were five sharp falls in the stock markets. 2 April 2007: The Sensex fell by 617 points to 12,455 though during the course of the day, it fell further. As per the analysts at Rediff, "The ...
Black Monday(also known as Black Tuesdayin some parts of the world due to time zone differences) was the global, severe and largely unexpected[1]stock market crashon Monday, October 19, 1987. Worldwide losses were estimated at US$1.71 trillion.[2]
Circuit City Corporation, Inc., formerly Circuit City Stores, Inc., is an American consumer electronics retail company, which was founded in 1949 by Samuel Wurtzel as the Wards Company, operated stores across the United States, and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. [2] [3] After multiple purchases and a successful run on ...
WalletPop's far-flung bloggers will be reporting in from all over the country on Black Friday, starting at midnight on Nov. 28 and going all through the day. Want to find out what happens at ...
A Tale of Two Cities: The Circuit City Story is a documentary produced, directed, and edited by Tom Wulf. The documentary chronicles the entire 60-year history of the Richmond-based retailer, Circuit City. The documentary traces the defunct retailer from its humble beginnings as the family-owned Wards TV, to its rise to become the nation's ...
Chitlin' Circuit. The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated ...
By 1961, the day of chaos was called "Black Friday," though retailers and business owners fought to officially change it to "Big Friday." It wasn't until the mid-to-late '80s that the day became ...
800 to 1,000 killed. The siege of Sadr City was a blockade of the Shi'a district of northeastern Baghdad carried out by US and Iraqi government forces in an attempt to destroy the main power base of the insurgent Mahdi Army in Baghdad. The siege began on 4 April 2004 – later dubbed " Black Sunday " [4] – with an uprising against the ...