Boom and Bust Answers

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What were stockbrokers busy doing on Sunday, October 27, 1929?

cleaning up the trash around their offices

strolling from street to street trying to adjust orders

putting orders in their books and trying to catch up on clerical work

Why did brokers have to work on Sunday?

Friday had been a holiday, so many people were forced to work to make up lost time.

The market was always open on Sundays during the month of October.

The market had been through a record-breaking week the week before, so brokers were trying to get caught up before Monday.

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