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The banker who caused the 1929 stock crash
15 mins | Oct 6, 2022
Was Charles Mitchell the scapegoat or the one to blame? In 1929, disaster struck, and American stocks plummeted in a moment that signalled the beginning of the Great Depression. Mark Dent revisits the nearly forgotten story of Charles Mitchell, the wealthy stock broker that sparked this catastrophic financial meltdown.
