subject: From Buttonwood to Billions: A Brief History of the US Stock Market [print this page] Most recently, the United States' stock market experienced what has been called a Flash Crash when 998-point loss was posted and then suddenly rebounded within a matter of minutes. It was thought that the crash was caused by a keying error called the "fat-finger trade" during a sell by homegoods giant Proctor and Gamble, but the Securities and Exchange Commission has published a report saying it's not clear what was to blame.
From Buttonwood to Billions: A Brief History of the US Stock Market
