"The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has halted trading today, leaving investors unable to buy and sell securities.
A technical issue has triggered a system-wide halt, officials said, and all open orders will be canceled.
"We're currently experiencing a technical issue that we’re working to resolve as quickly as possible," a spokeswoman for the NYSE said in a statement. "We will be providing further updates as soon as we can, and are doing our utmost to produce a swift resolution, communicate thoroughly and transparently, and ensure a timely and orderly market re-open."
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Sure, these are all one off events and won't cascade into anything too bad, right....

25% gold feels pretty safe right about now.