1831年10月8日
The Panic of 1831 breaks out, as revolution and cholera in Europe slash imports and a rash of excess lending by U.S. banks sets off inflation. Very urgent demands for money were heard says historian Clement Juglar."
1956年10月8日
The earliest enclosed multi-level shopping mall, sponsored by Dayton's department store (now Target Corporation), opens in the "village" of Edina, Minn., outside Minneapolis. Southdale Center, which cost $20 million, features 72 stores (including Bringgold Meat Company, Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Slenderella International, and F.W. Woolworth Company), and the nation's largest paved parking lot. What's more, "the temperature at Southdale is spring-like the year round," and the mall will "not only meet suburban needs, but will relieve some of the pressures on downtown." True enough: As shopping malls spread, the downtown shopping districts in most U.S. cities wither and die -- and the "shopping experience" is never the same again.
1992年10月8日 华夏证券公司在北京成立
1992年10月8日，经中国人民银行批准，我国新组建的三大全国性证券公司之一的华夏证券有限公司今天在京宣告成立。
据了解，华夏证券有限公司是一家以社会主义公有制企业持股为主，经营有价证券业务的全国性金融企业。公司实行独立核算，自负盈亏，自主经营，自我发展。公司注册资本金10亿元人民币。全部股本通过定向募集，股东由国家银行、财税部门、国家专业投资公司、全国工业总公司、国营特大型工业企业和民办高科技企业等50家法人单位组成，资金实力雄厚。
1997年10月8日
A Federal jury ordered Chrysler to hand over $260 million to the Jiminez family, whose son, Sergei, was killed after being jettisoned from the third seat of a Chrysler minivan. The accident happened in 1987 when the Jiminez's Dodge Caravan was hit by another vehicle travelling along at just five miles per hour. During the impact, the minivan's rear liftgate malfunctioned, and the back door flew open, allowing the boy to be ejected on to the pavement. Sadly, this was not an isolated incident. The Federal government reported that between 1984 and 1994, thirty-seven deaths could be traced to faulty liftgate latches on Chrysler's minivans. The automaker was hit with 100 lawsuits related to the faulty liftgate, but the government still held off on mandating a recall of the latches. A day before the ruling, however, Chrysler recalled 1.1 million minivans, a decision estimated to have cost the car giant roughly $30 million. Surprisingly, this move, coupled with anticipation of the Federal jury's decision against Chrysler, caused just a small decline in Chrysler's stock, which closed on October 7 at 34 15/16, following a 3/16 drop.
2000年10月8日 财经杂志披露《基金黑幕》引起市场震动
《财经》杂志2000年10月号以"基金黑幕"为题，以大量篇幅揭示了基金在股票交易中出现的种种问题，文章引起市场震动，10月16日10家基金管理公司联合发表严正声明，对《财经》杂志的相关报道予以回击。
2001年10月8日 银广夏15个跌停,创持续下跌新纪录
10月8日银广夏股票收盘再次跌停，自9月10日复牌后已连续经历15个跌停，打破了中科创业股票创下的连续10个跌停的记录，创下了我国证券市场自1996年实施涨跌停制度以来持续下跌的新纪录。
2002年10月8日 上市公司收购管理办法出台
证监会颁布了《上市公司收购管理办法》和《上市公司股东持股变动信息披露管理办法》。两个部门规章的颁布标志着以充分信息披露为基础,保障投资者权益与规范、促进上市公司收购兼并的上市公司收购法律框架基本形成。
