Video: Darth Vader Rings Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange

Darth Vader finds investors' lack of faith disturbing. So today the Sith Lord made a personal appearance at the New York Stock Exchange to boost morale. Flanked by Storm Troopers, Lord Vader rang the opening bell while gazing ominously out upon the cowering traders. Great, just what Wall Street needs: more exposure to the dark power of the force. The market better be bullish today, or these guys can expect to find breathing a little difficult at closing bell.

Wait, isn't that one of those droids the Empire's looking for?!

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By John Del Signore in News on December 22, 2009 11:52 AM

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NannyState

You can clearly see Darth is steamed about being bonused in stock options.

justthinkin

"...after the bell-ringing, Mr. Vader returned to his regular seat on the floor of the exchange."

hotstepper

cheney sighting on wall street? oh. nevermind.

theevilone

Oh no! A company (Lucasfilm) rang the opening bell! How unheard of! It only happens every day.

unsunghiro

i gotta kick outta this. i'm also still employed, don't have much invested in stocks, and look forward to the day we all live off the grid and hunt bushmeat for sustenance. but that's just me.

zodak

BklynsFinest you're a part of the rebel alliance & a traitor

valeriob

No they're not.

BklynsFinest

wow. largely in my life, I have been a geek, sometimes a nerd often in the reverence of star wars, and yet this appearance, at this particular moment (no xmas, recession) is so fucking lame I find myself underwhelmed and irritated, and not in a sarcastic geeky kinda way.

wall street's the used-card dealer that fucks your mom and tells.

Guest

this makes me happy. :)

thank you.

felixthecat2

Wow, I have so much confidence now in our financial system. thanks darth vader.

Mordicai

All too easy.

dignam

A fitter bell-ringer there never was.

whatstheproblem

as if we needed to see the dark side ring the bell. Obviously they have always been in control down there.

farleft

Yeah. While Wall Street amuses themselves with dumb shit like this, the rest of the world are working their asses off trying to fix the mess these morons got us into. Jerks.