Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It’s being called the “flash crash.” Over the course of a half hour, the stock market plunged nearly 1,000 points before reversing and recovering 543 points in a minute and a half. One culprit could be the ultra-fast electronic trading that automatically buys and sells stock at certain trigger points. We’ll explore how technology is transforming the nature of the stock market, and what safeguards could be put in place for the future.
Guests
- James Angel Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
- David Weidner Columnist, Marketwatch and The Wall Street Journal
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