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Apparently, the scene at the NYSE was an Mad Max-esque wasteland of tears
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RT @lebullmarche: no need for charts today... when a simple pic sums up markets perfectly #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/w4sspdzFYd
— Jerm Hudson (@jermhudson) August 24, 2015
A snapshot of the market today. #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/UVtOqqnFpJ
— Frivolously Wasted (@Lex_Parsimonae) August 24, 2015
Another global stock market crash... #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/GfcPpy8fvM
— Matt Arrowsmith (@arrowsm) August 24, 2015
watching the Dow on #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/xYBPasbknd
— side-eye spice (@goldengateblond) August 24, 2015
RT @PhillyD: #BlackMonday Is there a stock I can buy that is responsible for red fonts?! That seems like a winner today. pic.twitter.com/xbDSkUFuv7
— Don Brown (@tensigma) August 24, 2015 -
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It threw the whole world into chaos
RT @RexHuppke: MSNBC: Stock market plunges CNN: Stock market plunges Fox News: OBAMA IS STEALING YOUR MONEY, BUY GUNS MADE OF GOLD! #BlackMonday
— Little Miss Sunshine (@1par8head) August 24, 2015
RT @OnlyInBOS: Live look at #BlackMonday on #WallStreet... https://vine.co/v/ejmKmUAwr70
— Jeremy Madow (@JPMadow) August 24, 2015
RT @redsteeze: Save us, Deez Nuts #BlackMonday
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For many, it was just another Monday to make jokes, mostly about One Direction splitting up
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RT @richardosman: We're all upset about One Direction splitting up, but #blackmonday is an over-reaction.
— Lex (@_lecks_) August 24, 2015
RT @A_Liberty_Rebel: I must admit, I never thought investors in the Chinese stock market would take the news of One Direction splitting up …BlackMonday
— Filippo Minonzio (@tauramazov) August 24, 2015
#BlackMonday Good thing my $$$ is in (besides dog nail polish) signed Ryan Gosling photos. pic.twitter.com/cqAGOGJz6W
— Rick G. Rosner (@dumbassgenius) August 24, 2015
RT @Kolin_Quark: photos of guys with hands on face are down 10.7%! as global market runs perilously low on these images. #blackmonday httppic.twitter.com/eQ6vqJeBsY
— Alexander Kruska (@akruska) August 24, 2015 -
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And then marketers got into the game
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But then, the market turned up super sharply and there was even more confusion
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But mostly people just continued to freak out
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RT @OwenJones84: Fair to say that ex-Gordon Brown advisor @DPMcBride is somewhere between "nervous" and "concerned" #BlackMonday http://t.cpic.twitter.com/iEzV9UZNfA
— Mr Slugmeister (@IanSluggy40) August 24, 2015
RT @JohnGort: Right before #NYSE opening bell. #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/uF8Sf0YKdo
— GoWithTheFlow (@NonDisposable) August 24, 2015
RT @Playing_Dad: Live picture of Wall Street right now #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/P9cK8bbUiP
— The name is Bonn, (@jakabonn) August 24, 2015 -
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But never forget those who lost One Direction today. They have it worse.
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