When the Associated Press Twitter account was hacked and a fake tweet was sent out saying that President Obama was injured in a White House bombing, you may have wondered how one tweet could cause the entire stock market to react so hastily.This infographic from MarketWatch describes how traders take real-time cues from trusted sources (like the AP's Twitter account) and make hair-trigger decisions based upon that information. It's a fascinating and surreal look at how integrated social media has become with the stock markets.
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How Twitter Affects the Stock Market [INFOGRAPHIC]
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