{
  "id": 15601720,
  "title": "The S&P 500's Worst Day Was 39 Years Ago Today. Should You Buy When Stocks Crash?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/the-s-p-500s-worst-day-was-39-years-ago-today-should-you-buy-when",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:13:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/19/the-s-and-p-500-s-worst-day-was-39-years-ago-today-should-you-buy-when-stocks-crash/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Black Monday buyers got in around a third under the index's August 1987 record. Did it feel like a bargain?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}