At least the market was broken for at most only 148 stocks. If it was all of them, we would have Flash Crash part Mon Dieu which would confirm that the "market" is nothing but a programmed, or "fixed" to use the parlance of our times, vehicle with which to conduct monetary and fiscal policy, now that the actual underlying economy is just as broken. Of course, good of the NYSE to be on top of its own busted mess. Perhaps this means they will not be able to blame the Nasdaq for this particular epic humiliation?
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