An article from 2002 detailing the bankruptcy filing of United Airlines resurfaced online Monday, sending the company’s stock plummeting as some traders thought the report was current news.UAL, parent of United Airlines, saw its shares fall 76 percent to $3 because of an article by the Florida Sun-Sentinel reporting the bankruptcy filing which was picked up by Bloomberg financial news service.
Cuil Crashes And Burns At Launch
Crashing right after launch is, apparently, a startup rite of passage. If, however, you’ve touted your new search engine as a Google killer, you might want to make sure crashes can’t happen. Google never goes down, and quite simply, can’t be killed with overloaded servers.
Facebook Group About Police Crashes Falls Apart
A group focused on British police car crashes has existed on Facebook for quite some time, and a number of the wall posts don’t make it look so bad – the original members (self-proclaimed officers themselves) just seemed to commiserate with one another. Others created a sort of game about injuries and property damage, however, and not all onlookers are amused.
Performancing Partners Crashes Out
The blog advertising network operated by Performancing will shut down by the end of January, with lack of funds for investment cited as the cause.
Data Saving in Case of Browser Crashes
So a few days ago I posted a question on the BlogCFC blog about whether I should add “crash protection” to the BlogCFC entry editor.
Google Answers Crashes Out
Even though few of Google’s services beyond search have caught on with the public like its omnipresent search engine, the company rarely kills off those projects; that made the announcement that Google Answers would be shutdown mildly surprising.
Crocodile Hunter Crashes News Sites
Early reports of the sudden and tragic death of 44-year-old Steve Irwin sent millions of people online to find out if the rumors were true.
Wal-Mart Heir John Walton Crashes Plane, Dies at 58
John Walton, the son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died in a plane crash yesterday at about 1:20 P.M. local time near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Oil Crashes The $60 Barrier
As oil prices passed $60 per barrel, investors began a selloff that dropped the Dow to a 10 week low.
Harrier Jet Crashes Into Arizona Backyard
During a training exercise, a US Marine Corps pilot ejected from his multi-million dollar Harrier aircraft, and watched as the jet, strapped with four 500-pound bombs plummeted toward a residential area.