On top of local lockdowns and curfews, England could be braced for a two or even three-week ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown to curb the rise in infections. The aim would be to reduce socialising by asking ...

My introduction to circuit protection came at the tender age of eight. Being a curious lad with an inventive – and apparently self-destructive – bent, I decided to make my mother a lamp. I put a hose ...

U.S. stocks had gone more than 20 years without a market-wide trading halt. We've now tripped the so-called circuit breakers two times in four days. On Monday, March 9, the S&P 500 fell 7% within ...

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Circuit breakers were triggered in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan's stock markets as they reacted to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Monday, with U.S. markets opening the week sharply ...

Like many hackers, [Matthias Wandel] has a penchant for measuring the world around him, and quantifying the goings-on in his home is a bit of a hobby. And so when it came time to sense the current ...

Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, it was suddenly halted. That's when the S&P 500 index had plummeted 7% and marketwide circuit breakers kicked in. Trading ...