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The machine broke down today, Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Tuesday. And it happened very quickly -- too quickly for people to react.
An "overheated market" in China and system error caused the U.S. market to drop 416 points in the blink of an eye, he said. Although there were plenty of buyers, they "simply couldn't get to the floor fast enough to buy."
Meanwhile, the selling, perhaps exacerbated by exchange-traded funds, "cracked the dam," Cramer said. ...
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