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Thread #112378 Message #2379359
Posted By: Muswell Hillbilly
02-Jul-08 - 02:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: And in Herd Thinning News Today...
Subject: RE: BS: And in Herd Thinning News Today...
Here's another reason to talk about accidents like this: their effect can go far beyond the scope of a family tragedy....
Six Flags stock plunges after fatality at Georgia park
From this source Six Flags Inc., the second-biggest U.S. theme-park operator, fell as much as 16 percent after the weekend death of a teenager who was struck and killed by a roller-coaster ride at its Six Flags Over Georgia park.
Six Flags sank 16 cents to $1.19 at 1:50 p.m. Central in New York Stock Exchange composite trading after dropping as low as $1.13, the largest decline since Nov. 9...
I suppose this is important if you have stock in Six Flags, but otherwise it's irrelevant.
The only important issue here is the tragic loss of life.