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So you want to buy (or sell) shares on the stock exchange. How is the price determined?

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 14, 2024
Think of it as a cattle auction, one expert told us.
Brokerage firms have to provide you with the best bid or offer on the market.
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How uncertainty about Russia's invasion of Ukraine is making financial markets more volatile

by Justin Ho
Mar 18, 2022
People usually don’t like not knowing.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2022 in New York City.
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What's the value of a good stock ticker?

by Kai Ryssdal and Minju Park
Sep 2, 2021
A gray market in stock symbols is emerging on Wall Street, and some fetch six figures. Bloomberg’s Katie Greifeld tried to buy MEME.
Companies with clever ticker symbols outperformed the market from 2006 to 2018, a study showed. Bloomberg reporter Katie Greifeld tried to buy MEME.
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Market reactions to Georgia runoff results — and what they say about the future

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Jan 6, 2021
Built in to market moves Wednesday morning are predictions about government spending, antitrust scrutiny and more.
Democrat Raphael Warnock speaks at his Labor Canvass Launch at IBEW Local 613 on Jan. 5, 2021 in Marietta, Ga.
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Stocks rise as Trump tweets on stimulus keep market spinning

by Associated Press
Oct 7, 2020
The president appeared to backtrack on his earlier decision to halt talks with Democrats over a new stimulus package.
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Elections 2020

Who are the political candidates Wall Street gravitates to?

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 12, 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s vice-presidential running mate, is drawing support from many investors because they see her as the moderate choice.
Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's running mate, appears with him in Wilmington, Delaware. Harris is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to join a presidential ticket.
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Nasdaq CEO: "The plumbing of the markets are working very, very well"

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Mar 19, 2020
Adena Friedman explains why markets should stay open, despite all the volatility.
Adena Friedman, president and CEO of Nasdaq, advocates keeping markets open during volatility.
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Let's take a deep breath

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 17, 2020
Why you shouldn't panic (and why that's easier said than done)
Financial markets plummeted Monday as the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak deepened.
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Making sense of Monday's market sell-off

by Justin Ho
Mar 10, 2020
If the S&P 500 falls an additional 1.4%, the bull market run will have officially ended.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2020 in New York City.
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Consumers are starting to worry about COVID-19's economic impact, survey finds

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 26, 2020
Consumer confidence has fallen back to approximately the level at the start of 2020.
A new consumer survey released Wednesday by Morning Consult finds that U.S. consumers are starting to take notice of COVID-19's economic impact.
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