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A $251 Million Typo

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-big-oops dept.

theodp writes "A Taiwan stock trader is jobless after a typo left her company looking at a paper loss of more than $12 million when what was supposed to have been a small order mistakenly resulted in a $251 million purchase. 'Something like this is difficult to explain to superiors,' a company exec explained."

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  1. Re:She should take her employer to court. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yea, fuck up big time and then sue your boss for letting you go!

    No wonder our society is going down shit creek; people take no responsibility for their actions, and a lawsuit like this could probably earn you money in some countries..