Dow Dives Below 11,000 on China Rate Hike, Earnings

Stocks fell sharply Tuesday after a surprise rate hike from China’s central bank and mixed quarterly earnings reports led to heavy selling in technology, materials and energy stocks.
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Intel Unveils an $8 Billion Plant-Building and Hiring Plan

Building a new chipmaking plant and upgrading four others will result in thousands of construction and high-tech jobs, the world’s leading supplier of microprocessors said today. It’s a strong statement from a company that has …

Computer Glitch Could Have Wiped $7.9 Billion Off ETF

Authorities spotted what appears to be a $7.9 billion computer glitch at NYSE Euronext’s Arca stock market.

A system upgrade at Arca triggered an apparent 9.6% drop in an exchange-traded fund Monday, Bloomberg News said. That plunge would have knocked $7.9 billion off one of the country’s most popular securities.

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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was trading at $106.46 at 4.15pm…

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Computer Glitch Could Have Wiped $7.9 Billion Off ETF originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:09:00.

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