DOW plunge! Glitch? Typo?

Today was a historic day for the DOW and anyone with a stock portfolio. The 1000 point swing was initially blamed on Greece’s debt problems, and it still may to some degree. But now that the dust has settled, apparently there was a trade error via “fat fingers.”

Rumours swirled around the market that a trader had reportedly entered a “b” for billion instead of an “m” for million in a trade involving Procter and Gamble, CNBC reported, citing several sources.

Below are some articles and recaps of today’s event.

http://www.news.com.au/business/human-error-behind-huge-dow-jones-share-market-plunge/story-e6frfm1i-1225863396968

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/futures-rise-days-losses/

http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/06/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm?hpt=T1&hpt=Sbin

http://www.cnbc.com/id/36999483

Julia Louis-Dreyfus' typo. Get out!

It appears the Seinfeld curse continues, but this time, in the form of a typo! News of her “star” name being misspelled has gone viral so we’re not going to repeat what’s already out there. We’ve included images of the error and fix as well as some links for further reading.

The misspelling was so perfectly apt, a great metaphor for show business,” Louis-Dreyfus told the AP. “Right when you think you’ve made it, you get knocked down. It’s an ideal metaphor for how this business works.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/julia-louis-dreyfus-name_n_563400.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=62892

http://www.examiner.com/x-4732-Celebrity-Travel-Examiner~y2010m5d5-Julia-LouisDreyfus-star-misspelled-on-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-Photos

CNN.com article on May 3, 2010

Showing 13th Paragraph of CNN.com article

The headline of this article featured on the front page of CNN.com caught my eye, just as a headline should.   But as I read it,  I couldn’t believe my eyes.  In the 13th paragraph the words “they” and “they’s” show up where the words “the” and “they’re” should have been.   They’s???

Error:

West Valley police say Josh Powell is they only person they’s looking at, but they are not calling him a suspect in his wife’s disappearance. They say they have no physical evidence of foul play.

Correction:

West Valley police say Josh Powell is the only person they’re looking at, but they are not calling him a suspect in his wife’s disappearance. They say they have no physical evidence of foul play.

I’ve contacted CNN.com for remedial action.  Let’ see if the Copy Desk are quick to respond.

Click here to see full article.

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At 12 noon EDT, CNN.com updated the article and included the corrections.   Nice turnaround, guys!

Showing CNN.com's correction in the 13th paragraph

Click here to see full article and correction.

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