Dot-com Bubble

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic crisis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Internet_bubble
gptkbp:causedBy speculation
low interest rates
easy access to capital
media hype
excessive optimism about internet
gptkbp:characterizedBy rapid rise in stock prices
speculative investment
venture capital funding
IPO boom
failure of many companies
high valuations
gptkbp:endDate 2000
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Web_2.0
rise of social media
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dot-com Bubble
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:technology
internet
telecommunications
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:CNN
gptkb:Forbes
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Wall_Street_Journal
gptkb:Wired
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:AOL
gptkb:Netscape
gptkb:Yahoo!
gptkb:Cisco
gptkb:Amazon.com
gptkb:Boo.com
gptkb:Pets.com
gptkb:Webvan
gptkb:eToys.com
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:stock_market_index
mass layoffs
NASDAQ Composite peak
company bankruptcies
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 2000
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1990s_economic_boom
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sarbanes-Oxley_Act
gptkb:Enron_scandal
gptkb:WorldCom_scandal
gptkb:Great_Recession
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:recession_in_early_2000s
loss of trillions in market value
stricter regulations
consolidation in tech industry
dot-com company failures
gptkbp:startDate 1995
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Speculative_Manias
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8