Stock prices plummeted rapidly from "summary" of The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
Stock prices plummeted rapidly. The decline was rapid and severe. Investors watched in disbelief as the numbers on the ticker tape dropped lower and lower. Panic set in as people realized the magnitude of the situation. The market was in free fall, with no end in sight. The crash came out of nowhere. Just a few days earlier, everyone was talking about the endless prosperity of the market. People were buying stocks left and right, confident that the good times would never end. But then, almost overnight, everything changed. Stock prices started to fall, and they didn't stop. Investors tried to sell their stocks, but no one was buying. The market was flooded with sell orders, driving prices even ...
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