Circuit breakers are manual switches that open under overload conditions. Circuit breakers discussed here are general-purpose types that meet the minimum Underwriters' Laboratories Inc. (UL) standards ...

On Wall Street, "circuit breakers'' refer to stock market trading halts that prevent markets from spiraling out of control when prices drop too quickly. These circuit breakers indicate excessive short ...

Circuit breakers are trading halts or curbs put in place to quell volatility and avert further market panic. First implemented after the Black Monday crash of 1987, circuit breakers have been ...