Stock Selloff May Have Been Triggered by Fat Fingers

From CNBC

In one of the most dizzying half-hours in stock market history, the Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points before paring those losses in what possibly could have been a trader error.

According to multiple sources, a trader entered a “b” for billion instead of an “m” for million in a trade possibly involving Procter & Gamble a component in the Dow.

Really? That would be hilarious if we weren’t talking about real money.