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By Mike Taylor 10/01/10 6:29pm

Computer Era

Flash Crash Report: A Mutual Fund Started the Sell-Off

Well, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission have released their joint report on the so-called “flash crash” of May 6. 

The official report asserts that the crash wasn’t the result of market manipulation — a view the lead SEC investigator had previously expressed. According to regulators, falling liquidity Read More

By Mike Taylor 9/28/10 8:15pm

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Did Apple Suffer a Mini Flash Crash?

Shares in Apple Computer experienced two sharp downward spikes today. But the price action is very different from what we saw yesterday with Progress Energy. Progress’ shares dropped 90 percent almost instantaneously. Even with today’s downward spikes, Apple’s trading between $275.00 and $291.77. It’s not exactly like the floor fell through.

So, is it Read More

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