This site is focused around Wall Street Stock Market Crashes from the present as well as the past. Our authors will be writing pages on what caused the stock market crash of 1929 as well as articles on what caused the 2008 Wall St. Crash of of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 indexes.
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Wall Street Crash News
Standard and Poor’s Rating Service Downgrades US Backed Debt
Stocks have taken another hit today as we learned on Friday that the S&P Rating Service planned to downgrade the credit ratings of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and any other debt that is backed by the US Government. The US backed debt was downgraded from AAA to AA+. This has caused the Stock … [Read More...]
Wall Street has Worst Day Since 2008 Crash – Dow Down 512 Points
Looks like there is fear of another recession. The Dow Jones fell 512 Points today, and this was the 9th steepest points decline in history. This major sell off took away all the gains we had earlier in the year. The Dow as lost more than 1300 points since July 21st. This is the biggest Wall … [Read More...]
Hindenburg Omen Creator Predicting Stock Market Crash in September 2010
The founder of the Hindenburg Omen, James Miekka, says his model is showing that there could be a Wall Street Crash in September 2010. Ever since 1987 the indicator has been present during a stock market crash. Don't freak out yet, because it doesn't always ring true every time. Here are the … [Read More...]
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Good Economic News from Japan Gave the Dow its Third Up Day
The Dow was up 213 points today and has gained 763 over the past three business days. Experts are warning the volatility may be the norm from here on out. We are still down 9.8 percent from a high … [Read More...]
Standard and Poor’s Rating Service Downgrades US Backed Debt
Stocks have taken another hit today as we learned on Friday that the S&P Rating Service planned to downgrade the credit ratings of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and any other debt that is backed by the US … [Read More...]