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U.S. stocks had gone more than 20 years without a market-wide trading halt. We've now tripped the so-called circuit breakers two times in four days. On Monday, March 9, the S&P 500 fell 7% within ...

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On top of local lockdowns and curfews, England could be braced for a two or even three-week ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown to curb the rise in infections. The aim would be to reduce socialising by asking ...

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly Monday morning when the S&P 500 index fell 7%. Here's how these automatic circuit... Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock ...

Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, it was suddenly halted. That's when the S&P 500 index had plummeted 7% and marketwide circuit breakers kicked in. Trading ...

Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, it was suddenly halted. That's when the S&P 500 index had plummeted 7% and marketwide circuit breakers kicked in. Trading ...

The Dow plunged 1,089 points Monday on the open, prompting investors to ask us, "Will the stock market shut down today?" You see, if markets fall far enough, circuit breakers kick in and halt trading.