10 największych (w ujęciu punktowym) spadków Dow Jones'a wraz z opisem przyczyn.
Co ciekawe, aż 5 z 10 rekordowych spadków w historii dotyczy roku 2008 i obecnego kryzysu. Nasuwa się pytanie czy będzie to kryzys wszechczasów?
1. Sept. 29, 2008 777.68 (-6.98%) 10,365.45 The financial crisis in the U.S. deepened when the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion bailout package.
2. Sept. 17, 2001 684.81 (-7.13%) 8,920.70 The market plunged on the first day of trading after the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks against the U.S.
3. Oct. 9, 2008 678.91 (7.3%) 8,579.19 In the most active day in New York Stock Exchange history, investors sell off stocks in a panic, and the Dow closes below 9,000 for the first time in five years.
4. April 14, 2000 617.77 (-5.66%) 10,305.78 The Dow dropped in reaction to a government report that said consumer prices were stronger than expected, which triggered fears of inflation.
5. Oct. 27, 1997 554.26 (-7.18%) 7,161.14 The Dow fell after an overnight crash of the Asian markets that started in Hong Kong. Prices dropped so quickly and radically that trading was halted twice during the day, and the market was shut down early.
6. Aug. 31, 1998 512.62 (-6.37%) 7,539.06 The Dow sunk in reaction to political uncertainty in Russia that left the Russian economy on the brink of collapse.
7. Oct. 7, 2008 508.39 (-5.11%) 9,447.11 The Dow continued it precipitous fall as the 2008 financial crisis showed no signs of letting up, despite the passage of a $700 billion bailout package by the U.S. government.
8. Oct. 19, 1987 508.00 (-22.61%) 1,738.74 The Dow dipped drastically on “Black Monday,” following a meltdown in Asian markets that spread to Europe and the U.S.
9. Sept. 15, 2008 504.48 (-4.42%) 10,917.51 Fear overtook the market the day after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, the largest in U.S. history. It was the worst one-day loss since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
10. Sept. 17, 2008 449.36 (-4.06%) 10,609.66 This decline came the day after the Federal Reserve agreed to a $85 billion package to rescue the insurance giant American International Group.