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“why did stock market crashed in 2008?”

The collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, triggered a panic in financial markets by exposing toxic mortgage-backed securities and causing a severe liquidity crisis, which led to a massive loss of investor confidence and a sharp stock market crash.

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The 2008 crash was rooted in risky subprime mortgage lending and complex financial products like MBS and CDOs that became toxic as housing prices fell. Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy intensified the crisis, freezing credit markets and causing stock values to plummet by trillions.

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