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Computers Take the Stock Exchange on a Wild Ride The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged almost 1000 points yesterday—then closed down 350—all in the last hour and a half of trading. Almost a trillion dollars of value were on the line. Was it “fat fingers,” Greek debt or computerized trading? Are computers subject to panic? That’s one of the questions raised by yesterday’s wild fluctuations in the Down Jones Industrial Average.
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The Asian American voter in OC In Orange County the population is changing. While the numbers of most ethnic groups have grown slowly over the past 10 years, the number of Asian Americans is up 41 percent since 2010. And don't think the politicos haven't noticed. What kind of impact will Asian American voters have on Orange County's representation in Congress? Will they help keep the county Republican, or could they turn Orange County blue?