The New York Stock Exchange s massive post-COVID question
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 20: Traders, some in medical masks, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 20, 2020 in New York City. Trading on the floor will temporarily become fully electronic starting on Monday to protect employees from spreading the coronavirus. The Dow fell over 500 points on Friday as investors continue to show concerns over COVID-19. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A year ago last week, March 23, 2020 to be exact, as COVID-19 was beginning to ravage America, the New York Stock Exchange closed its trading floor and moved to all electronic trading. It was the first time in 228 years that the floor was closed but markets remained open. (The floor and trading were both shuttered for two days after Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 and four days after 9/11, more on the latter, later.)
In this episode of
Motley Fool Answers, host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp are joined by Morgan Housel, author of
The Psychology of Money, to hear his takeaways from the
GameStop (NYSE:GME) fracas, Jeff Bezos stepping down as
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO, and the seemingly never-ending party in the stock market.
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This video was recorded on February 9, 2021.
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