Gold and silver prices saw a sharp flash crash after hitting record highs in the US. Here’s what triggered the plunge and what it means for investors.

Gold and silver prices fall after historic rally: What is causing flash crash?

Citigroup, the US banking giant has said that one of its traders committed an error in the stock market "flash crash" in Europe, said local media reports. An extremely fast fall in the price of one or more assets is called a flash crash.

Citigroup trader's error caused 'flash crash' in European markets

British-Indian actor Dev Patel will feature in the big screen adaptation of "Flash Crash", a dramatic thriller set in the UK stock market. The movie, a See-Saw Films and New Regency project, is based on "Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt, and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History", an upcoming book by Bloomberg journalist Liam Vaughan.

Dev Patel to star in financial thriller 'Flash Crash'

Extradited to the US, the London-based trader pleaded guilty in an American court

Indian-origin futures trader pleads guilty in $1tn 'flash crash' case

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