“The Associated Press’s Twitter feed was hacked today, and the hacker tweeted a message saying the White House had been attacked,” Catherine Rampell reports for The New York Times. “Rest assured, there was no attack, but traders freaked out long enough about the hoax to make the Dow do this (see image below).”
Rampell reports, “So will this sharp plunge (and quick reversal) get a nifty nickname like the ‘flash crash’ did? I nominated ‘Tweet Retreat’ on Twitter, and got some of these other suggestions in response.”
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Steve Schaefer reports for Forbes, “The AP said it was hacked, and had its Twitter account suspended, after the false tweet claimed a pair of explosions had injured President Barack Obama.”
“The White House confirmed that the report was entirely fake.,” Schaefer reports. “The tweet did reinforce just how rapidly the market reacts to information though, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly surrendering almost its entire triple-digit gain before snapping higher when it became clear the tweet was fake.”
Schaefer reports, “Apple shares climbed back over $400 ahead of Tuesday afternoon’s earnings, expected to fall nearly 15% from a year ago.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Ellis D.” for the heads up.]