A stock is the money you give to companies to help them grow. Banks had invested peoples' money without permission, which was good while the stock market was growing. Speculators play the stock market just to make money. By the late 1920's, the average American was in massive debt, and quit buying things. When people don't buy things, companies lose money, and people lose jobs. This turns into a cycle which was a part of the Great Deperession.
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