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Blackout at the London Stock Exchange.

Notes the impact of an April 5, 2000 computer failure on the London (England) Stock Exchange (LSE). Duration of the market's inaccessibility; Implications for LSE negotiations with other European exchanges with which it is trying to merge; Previous disruptions in trading on the LSE and other London...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 355; no. 8165; p. 80
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 4/8/2000
Subjects:
Computer system failures
Stock exchanges
Securities industry
England
London (England)
European Union countries
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Summary:Notes the impact of an April 5, 2000 computer failure on the London (England) Stock Exchange (LSE). Duration of the market's inaccessibility; Implications for LSE negotiations with other European exchanges with which it is trying to merge; Previous disruptions in trading on the LSE and other London exchanges; Competition among European exchanges.