I remember something along those lines as well. It was like an “electronic bank run”, but through part of the stock markets. I remember the number 2, IIRC, but not sure if it was billion, or millions.
Just trying to help piece this together, because I remember the same thing, but not the details. I do know it was in the Fall after the time of the Democratic National Convention, and shortly preceeding, or at the very beginning of the really dire talk in Washington about necessary actions to stave off a depression...
As SD said, no-one really knows where this money went, or who did the effective “withdrawals” from the markets. People were rather worried as I recall for several days about this then the talk about it died down somewhat with Congress moving ahead with their plans and dominating the public discourse at that point.
I’m afraid that we’ve experienced something along the lines of a coup de grace in this country, but through a financial manipulation of the stock market, banking system, mortgage system and who knows what else. The purpose was to install Obama as President - and it worked. Now we are in real trouble - things will become much much worse before it gets any better (if that is even possible now).