Guest Article: The original source of this article is Global Research
The Bull Market and Today’s Financial Crisis. “The Great Crash of 1929”. Will History Repeat Itself?
By Bryant Brown
February 25, 2019
Last December, the Dow Jones dropped slightly, 1,788 points down to 23,327 points, that’s about 7% and the business press reported as if the sky was falling. It has since recovered. Continue reading “The Bull Market and Today’s Financial Crisis. “The Great Crash of 1929”. Will History Repeat Itself?”
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