Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wall Street panic of May 6, 2010
Not everything in the news is barred by .  The working title isn't very good, and there may well be a meatier article than this one, since it isn't unusual for several editors to be starting  an article independently of each other.  This one, however, has the makings of historical significance.  Unlike most Wall Street anomalies, this one was triggered by an error and compounded by a computer; is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission; is leading to calls for reform of "high frequency trading" in the way that computer programs are used in buying and selling; etc. etc.  http://news.google.com/news?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&ned=us&q=computer+wall-street.  While most of the Dow's price fluctuations aren't newsworthy, this one was a drop of more than 1,000 points (10 percent)  in a matter of minutes.  It's notable
— User:Mandsford, 13:36, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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