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World Service,28 Oct 2013,9 mins

The Wall Street Crash of 1987

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19 October 1987 became known as Black Monday after share prices on Wall Street fell by a record rate. We hear from Art Cashin, a trader at the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: The scene on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Black Monday (MARIA R BASTONE/AFP/Getty Images)

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