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September 15th, 2008. The world woke up to a headline that sounded impossible. A 158-year-old financial giant… had collapsed overnight. Phones rang nonstop on Wall Street. Bankers stared at screens in disbelief. Governments held emergency meetings behind closed doors. And deep inside the global fin…

September 15th, 2008. The world woke up to a headline that sounded impossible. A 158-year-old financial giant… had collapsed overnight. Phones rang nonstop on Wall Street. Bankers stared at screens in disbelief. Governments held emergency meetings behind closed doors. And deep inside the global financial system… something terrifying was happening. Money was freezing. Banks stopped trusting each other. Companies couldn’t borrow. ATMs could have stopped working. The global economy… was hours away