
The South Sea Bubble
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The dutch vinthandel of 17 20 is sometimes described as the first international stock market collapse. People who had taken out loans to buy stock defaulted on them, and in some cases had to declare bankruptcy. Briton reportedly saw an increase in suicides in the wake of this financial collapse. We will get into the aftermath of all this after a quick sponsor break.
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