US EQUITIES WEEK AHEAD: Stock Crash Nears Historic Milestone – CNNMoney.com

US EQUITIES WEEK AHEAD: Stock Crash Nears Historic Milestone CNNMoney.comĀ - Oct 24, 2008 NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The slow-motion market crash in October is close to making history as the coming week will determine if the month goes down as the ...
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The first circuit-breaker rules were implemented following the 1987 market crash

With this morning's carnage in overseas markets and the triggering of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) circuit-breaker rules to limit losses, we decided to take a quick look at circuit breakers in this commentary.According to the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) website, circuit breakers were instituted in 1988 following the 1987 market crash...( Read More ) Tags: , , , , ,