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Bloomberg Terminal Outage Disrupts Global Trading Operations
5/22/2025
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- On May 21, Bloomberg Terminal faced a global outage, disrupting trading for users worldwide.
- Traders reported blank screens and delays in live pricing, leading to operational chaos.
- The UK Debt Management Office and EU postponed auctions in response to the outage.
- Bloomberg announced that systems were restored after resolving the technical issue.
- Annual subscription costs for the terminal range from $24,000 to $27,000.
