As a potential constitutional crisis unfolds in Washington DC and the worst Ebola outbreak in history rips through Africa, what really concerns Americans? When their Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) goes down is when they really get upset. Breaking News: Facebook was offline When Facebook went down today at approximately 12:30 pm EST, the afternoon news programs launched into “Breaking News” that Facebook was offline, Business Insider noted. The “breaking news” updates could have interrupted important soap opera drama, but that didn’t stop people from calling the police. Los Angeles Police Sergeant Burton Brink was so frustrated by the number of calls they…
Stop The Presses! Facebook Inc (FB) Was Down Today!
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.