United Airlines asks FAA to pause its departures throughout the US (update: cancelled)

<p> United Airlines has issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights due to a computer issue, according to the FAA.</p><p>You have to wonder if there's some incompetence here in the systems or if hackers are exploiting something for ransom. In either case, these computer issues are growing in frequency and are undoubtedly frustrating for passengers.</p><p>Update: Some good news here as the ground stop has already been cancelled. </p>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.