Now that s what we call a Buffett overflow error Share
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Bug of the week Here s a programming gremlin that caught our eye this week: a share price exceeded the 32-bit unsigned integer limit of a stock exchange s code.
Berkshire Hathaway is an investment group known not just for being run by billionaire tycoon Warren Buffett, but also because its BRK.A stock is ridiculously priced: at time of writing, $435,120.00 (£312,818.65) apiece. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, which is unaffected by the following bug.
On Tuesday, the Nasdaq exchange ceased transmitting information about the stock on its website and in certain feeds to brokers and other financial organizations. The webpage for the stock simply says: Data is currently not available. Nasdaq s Last Sale, Last Sale Plus, Last Sale FilterView, and Basic are paused for now.