Originally Posted by SkyGodKing

So looking at the financial news today and the dow dropping 1200 points in 30 mins and oil surging to decades highs. I wonder if this is the next "event"?

Many airlines are barely hanging on (AA, JetBlue, Spirit and the Alaska group) and this could be the thing that could send us all over the edge.

The strait of Hormuz is closed as of this post.