A banker who convinced local residents to buy Coca Cola Stock during the Depression resulted in a the richest town in America with more millionaires per capita. A single share bought at $19 would be worth $10 Million in 2013.
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On December 10, 1987, a squirrel chewed…
On December 10, 1987, a squirrel chewed through power lines and shut down the Nasdaq for 82 minutes, preventing the trading of approximately 20 million shares.
A computer tech forgot to install some new code…
A computer tech forgot to install some new code in a server. This resulted in a high speed stock trading company that did $21 billion in daily trades to go bankrupt in 45 minutes.
The stock price of Apple Inc. fell significantly in October…
The stock price of Apple Inc. fell significantly in October 2008 after a hoax story was submitted to CNN’s user-generated news site iReport.com claiming that company CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack. The source of the story was traced back to 4chan.
There are people who believe our birth certificates…
There are people who believe our birth certificates are actually bonds for money deposited in our names at birth, and these bonds are traded like stocks on the NYSE.
Orlando, a ginger cat, competed and won against stock-picking…
Orlando, a ginger cat, competed and won against stock-picking professionals at the stock market. The cat picked at random, while the professionals used traditional stock-picking methods. At the end of the year, the cat had £542.60 profit, compared to the professionals’ £176.60 profit.
After a Federal Reserve interest rate decision in 2013…
After a Federal Reserve interest rate decision in 2013, trades were registered in the Chicago stock market within 2 milliseconds of the announcement. These trades were later found to be insider trading, as this information would take 7 milliseconds to reach Chicago at the speed of light.
Raven, a 6 year old chimpanzee, became the 22nd most successful money…
Raven, a 6 year old chimpanzee, became the 22nd most successful money manager in the USA by throwing darts at a list of internet companies. Raven created her own index, dubbed MonkeyDex, and in 1999 delivered a 213% gain, outperforming more than 6,000 professional brokers on Wall Street.
In 1994, former Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan decided to invest…
In 1994, former Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan decided to invest $100k in local Seattle companies, including an expanding chain of coffee shops, a software company and an online book seller – Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon.
50 Cent told fans to invest in a stock a …
50 Cent told fans to invest in a stock and he profited 8.7 million because of their investments.