Did Technical Glitch Cause Wild Ride On Wall Street?

from National Public Radio

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down nearly 350 points on Thursday, but amazingly enough, that was considered not so bad. At one point on Thursday, the Dow was down 998 points -- a nearly 10 percent fall. Shortly after the plunge, the market started to rebound. NPR's Tamara Keith talks to Michele Norris about what happened.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 6, 2010