The Dow Jones dropped over 500 points on Thursday as investors sold off the most amount stocks since the financial crisis. Program selling, where computers buy and trade based on global trends are not to blame as is often the case for sudden massive slides in the market. Instead, doubts that the world’s policy makers can fight off the debt crisis has resulted in investors jumping ship. Read the full article at WSJ.com
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.