Crash

Is this the big one, or a snappy 10% correction?

Daniel P. Collins
February 6, 2018
The sell-off that followed the positive January employment report on Friday should not have been a surprise. It was the typical market reaction to strong economic news during the early stages (relatively speaking) of a tightening cycle. Positive economic news could be inflationary and push the Federal Reserve into a more aggressive tightening phase.

European airlines suffer after Germanwings crash

Andrew Wilkinson
March 24, 2015
News that 148 passengers and crew were feared died following the crash of a Germanwings flight in a remote area of Southern France sent shares in Lufthansa (Ticker: LHA) down by about 3%. Germanwings is the low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa, and shares in other budget carriers fell in sympathy.

Gold stocks: It’s time to be brave!

David Banister
May 22, 2013
I used to half joke with some of my investing friends that the best time to buy stocks is during or right after a crash. Think 1987, 2000-2002, 2008-09 — and now perhaps gold miners?

Gold finds support as bargain hunters step in

Dillon Gage
April 19, 2013
Global inflation has been tepid, providing little incentive to buy gold. But bargain hunters stepped in as gold prices retreated, says Dillon Gage Metals, international wholesale metals dealers.

Gold loses $1 trillion of total global value, "could fall to $1,050"

Ben Traynor
April 16, 2013
Spot market gold prices fell to a fresh two-year low in Tuesday's Asian trading, dropping to $1,322 per ounce, before rallying back above $1,386, as stock markets extended yesterday's losses.

How the gold market was crashed

Bill Downey
April 15, 2013
A successful ambush usually involves surprise. And the surprise requires a carefully orchestrated setup. So now let’s get a look at how the crash was prepared.

How the gold market was crashed

Bill Downey
April 15, 2013
A successful ambush usually involves surprise. And the surprise requires a carefully orchestrated setup. So now let’s get a look at how the crash was prepared.

LCH.Clearnet had a ‘major’ IT failure in December, BOE says

Nandini Sukumar
March 25, 2013
LCH.Clearnet Ltd., the world’s largest interest-rate swap clearinghouse, had a “major” information-technology failure on Dec. 31.

Osaka system crash halts trading of Nikkei 225 futures

Anna Kitanaka, Toshiro Hasegawa and Kana Nishizawa
March 3, 2013
Nikkei 225 futures volume plunged more than 90 percent as a software error forced a halt to Osaka trading of some derivatives.

2012: Key market studies that point the way

G. Wayne Whaley
December 29, 2011
From the Flash Crash to price thrusts, 2011 provided a number of data-mining opportunities that offer insight into what 2012 might have in store.