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Old 09-08-2008, 01:22 PM
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Default United Shares Plunge on False Bankruptcy Report

Shares of United Airlines lost nearly all their value Monday morning when a false rumor swept financial markets that the struggling carrier had filed for bankruptcy protection.
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How incredible that something like that could happen with all our modern technology and instant global communication. Couldn't anybody be bothered to pick up a phone and confirm the rumor?
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WOW!

The whole thing is really just a sign of the times. But it is still astonishing.
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