I don't think so. I actually think it was a pre-emptive protective measure to guard against just such a thing.
The US is clearly involved in the action in China's markets the past two days. They were expecting retribution and this was a cute end-run around it. The idea was to prevent any "panic selling" in the NYSE today as a result of China's crashing market. That would have been a natural and expected turn of events. The LACK of US market fall-out from china's crash is a huge clue as to what is happening.
the most helpful people will understand how these things work. For example, regarding the official excuse for the NYSE being down today - that had better NOT be true. The official story is that a software update took things down. If the NYSE's it dept is this bad at their job I'd be far more concerned than if they got hacked/DDOS'd in some way. FAR MORE.
United grounding planes is VERY EXPENSIVE. They don't do such a thing lightly.
THE NYSE is a big money playground that profits at the expense of working men and women. Pumping up gas prices, crop prices with their automated trading systems. The more bullshit distrust this event engenders in the minds of the populous the better. But that's my shallow opinion.
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Empire_of_the_mind ago
I don't think so. I actually think it was a pre-emptive protective measure to guard against just such a thing.
The US is clearly involved in the action in China's markets the past two days. They were expecting retribution and this was a cute end-run around it. The idea was to prevent any "panic selling" in the NYSE today as a result of China's crashing market. That would have been a natural and expected turn of events. The LACK of US market fall-out from china's crash is a huge clue as to what is happening.
Super-Script ago
That's what I surmise was happening. But that still doesn't explain what happened to United Airlines. Coincidence, maybe not.
Empire_of_the_mind ago
definitely not. grounding airplanes is an odd move. the airlines are super worried about retaliation for those asian airlines we went after.
Super-Script ago
I'm just going to wait for the news reports from non-mainstream outlets to piece the evidence and speculate the cause.
Empire_of_the_mind ago
the most helpful people will understand how these things work. For example, regarding the official excuse for the NYSE being down today - that had better NOT be true. The official story is that a software update took things down. If the NYSE's it dept is this bad at their job I'd be far more concerned than if they got hacked/DDOS'd in some way. FAR MORE.
United grounding planes is VERY EXPENSIVE. They don't do such a thing lightly.
Super-Script ago
THE NYSE is a big money playground that profits at the expense of working men and women. Pumping up gas prices, crop prices with their automated trading systems. The more bullshit distrust this event engenders in the minds of the populous the better. But that's my shallow opinion.