Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tulips

The dot com bust of the early 1990s is an example of a historic speculative bubble. The most cited speculative bubble in history centered around the tulip business in 17th century Holland. The Dutch craze for the flower bulbs sent prices skyrocketing. Many speculators invested assuming ever-increasing prices. The market crashed after a two-year surge in 1637 causing government intervention.
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