Andrew Ross Sorkin
The 1929 stock market crash was not just an economic collapse but a human drama driven by unchecked speculation, easy credit, and the hubris of powerful financial leaders.
The rise of consumer credit in the 1920s normalized personal debt and fueled massive stock market speculation.
Financial titans manipulated markets through secret stock pools and aggressively pushed risky investments onto an unsuspecting public.
A chaotic information vacuum during the crash worsened the panic as traders struggled to get accurate, real-time stock prices.