At the Peak of the Stock Market Bubble in 1999

question 10

True/False

At the peak of the stock market bubble in 1999, the value of the developed world's stock market was $33 trillion. By 2002, the value had declined to less than $21 trillion. By year-end 2005, after several years of worldwide economic growth, the developed markets reached $36.5 trillion.

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