About WDFloyd

Dave Floyd is an attorney, real estate broker, and trivia host in Austin, Texas. He works with the Foskitt Law Office and is an owner of Floyd Real Estate. He was a candidate for Austin City Council in 2014 and lives in the Zilker Neighborhood.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Fake Tweet Sends the Dow Plunging

Below are a couple of articles about the fake tweet from the hacked AP Twitter account which resulted in financial market turmoil.  My take-away is to try to avoid being too reactive, and to check multiple sites when a potentially disastrous event is announced.



Motley Fool article:  Fake Tweet Sends the Dow Plunging (^DJI)


Wall Street Journal video about the same:  Why One Fake Tweet Dropped the Market

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