Amy Polanco News Today

looking at whether it could have been caused by a typo. one possibility is that a trader may have put in a sell order for $16 billion instead of $16 million. that simple. whatever the reason, though, computerized selling kicked in, and the dow lost almost 1,000 points. it later recovered two-thirds of that loss. the big plunge caused sheer panic for some investors. before the markets gradually bounced back. money expert jennifer westhoven is here now to show you how it happened momen...