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Stock markets on the slide: what investors should do

Stock markets in the USA also fell on Monday.

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"Black Monday", "stock markets on the slide", "crash": anyone who owns shares, no matter how few, is quickly unsettled by the latest headlines. Krone+ has taken a look at what the price crashes mean for investors - and how best to react.

The stock market collapses: Japan's Nikkei closed down double digits on Monday, while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq in the US opened with significant losses. Between doomsday scenarios and "everything-is-half-as-wild", financial experts around the world have every opinion. There is one rule in particular that will help even small investors navigate safely through price fluctuations.