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Trading was halted on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday because of an apparent computer error. We don’t have all the answers just yet (the NYSE itself has said it isn’t the result of a cyber-attack, but is still investigating.)
In the meantime, the Internet is doing what it does best when there are no answers: posting darkly playful videos and photos playing on imminent global panic. Here are some of my favorites so far:
live cam of #nyse tech team http://t.co/h7wj79q2Oq
— Oliver Willis (@owillis)
When the NYSE goes down https://t.co/qqllGm1fP7
— Handsome Hank (@hen_ease)
The #NYSE mainframe right now: pic.twitter.com/l8jkdClN7k
— Adam Goldstein (@A_H_Goldstein)
somewhere in a data center in Jersey pic.twitter.com/xyogEOdpMz
— Christopher Mims (@mims)
dont panic, but this is nypd hq right now. #nyse pic.twitter.com/DJKc2U0VAL
— Oliver Willis (@owillis)
BREAKING PHOTO: NYSE pic.twitter.com/6jUoEJMIE2
— Stay Puft (@staypuft)
brb gonna withdraw all my money and put it in storage. #NYSE pic.twitter.com/UfxBOzhKMb
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle)
@bendreyfuss pic.twitter.com/bHeIcdrJzS
— Patrick Caldwell (@patcaldwell)
Is this what’s happened today? #Futurama – Stock Market #nyse http://t.co/iwkvJJstl6
— Amanda (@cubancuervo)
Footage captured from inside the NYSE pic.twitter.com/bCefQr9hd0
— Rachel Zarrell (@rachelzarrell)
Continued here:
The Internet Is Freaking Out About the NYSE Shutdown and It’s Hilarious
