Lessons Learned A Day After The NYSE Shutdown

Published July 9, 2015 at 12:33 PM CDT

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Traders wait for trading to resume on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after trading was halted due to a "technical glitch" on July 8, 2015 in New York City. Trading was to resume in the afternoon. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Officials at the New York Stock Exchange say a nearly four-hour halt in trading yesterday was the result of a technical problem. But most investors didn’t really feel the impact of the shutdown. The NYSE is now just one of many exchanges to choose from.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with NPR senior business editor Marilyn Geewax about the glitch and its effects.

Guest

Marilyn Geewax, senior business editor for NPR. She tweets @geewaxnpr.