As of 11:00 AM EDT on Monday, 20 October 2025, stock market trading in BNP Paribas has been HALTED after the bank stock plunged ten percent in today's trading. BNP Paribas is the second largest Bank in all Europe.
Trouble signs with the bank stock hit early in trading over in Europe, with the bank stock dropping about 5% at open, which fell further to 8.67% around 10:00 AM EDT, which has now lead to a ten percent drop triggering a "Circuit Breaker" halt in the Bank's stock trading.
Investigating why this sudden downturn took place, I found an article in the Financial Times of London from over this past weekend, that lays out the trouble:
See that last paragraph above?
For those wondering what the big deal is, BNP Paribas is the second largest bank in Europe and the eighth largest bank IN THE WORLD.
The world is so inter-connected now that a problem anywhere can become a problem EVERYWHERE in a matter of hours. As such, THIS could be the "Black Swan" which topples the first Domino, causing the rest to get knocked over.
Pay very close attention to this and its effects. Make sure you have CASH MONEY in your possession at home, to get you through a month or two if everything goes to hell. Cash is NOT to pay bills, it would be to SURVIVE ON (Food, Fuel, Medicine), until the system reboots if things go crazy.
