Traders work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.

Remembering 'Black Monday'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 18, 2017

On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones had its biggest one-day drop in Wall Street history. On the 30th anniversary of the crash, Alexandra Starr, WNYC reporter, looks at the causes, and how that might apply to Wall Street today.

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