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Economy & Corporations · Market manipulation & financial crises
The 2008 financial crisis is treated in reference and academic sources as a major U.S. and global banking and housing-market collapse with a multi-year timeline of buildup and failure. Multiple documentaries and news programs have framed the 2008 crisis as having an “untold story,” including accounts tied to short-sellers and the events popularized as the real-life Big Short.
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- 2008-09-26 · eventWashington Mutual fails after massive deposit run
- 2008-09-29 · eventHouse rejects bailout bill; major stock-market plunge
- 2011-10-11 · investigationSEC charges United Commercial Bank executives over hidden losses
- 2018 · document_releaseAcademic reviews of notable books on the 2008 crisis circulate
- 2020 · popularizationDocumentary screenings and discussions of Panic: The Untold Story amplify crisis narratives