Black Thursday (2020)

Black Thursday[1] was a global stock market crash on March 12, 2020 as part of the greater 2020 stock market crash. Global stock markets suffered the greatest single-day fall since the 1987 stock market crash.[2]

Black Thursday
DateMarch 12, 2020
TypeStock market crash
Cause

Following Black Monday three days earlier, Black Thursday was caused by the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and a lack of investor confidence in United States President Donald Trump after he added a 30-day travel ban against the Schengen Area.[3]

References

  1. For an explanation regarding the title "Black Thursday", see:
  2. Fred Imbert; Thomas Franck (March 12, 2020). "Dow drops more than 8%, heads for biggest one-day plunge since 1987 market crash". CNBC. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. Brooks Barnes, Jack Ewing, Peter S. Goodman, Jim Tankersley, John Koblin, Tiffany Hsu, Jeanna Smialek, Kevin McKenna, Stanley Reed, Keith Bradsher, Liz Alderman, Alexandra Stevenson, Isabella Kwai, Keith Bradsher, Nicole Perlroth, Matthew Goldstein, Geneva Abdul and Carlos Tejada (March 12, 2020). "Stocks Plunge as Trump's Travel Ban Adds to Distress: Live Updates". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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