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A hand-crafted IPO

Apr 16, 2015
Etsy's IPO opens big.
Employees and sellers of the online marketplace Etsy, stand with the CFO Kristina Salen on the floor of the Nasdaq as the company becomes a public company on April 16, 2015 in New York City.
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How do stock exchanges make money?

Jan 5, 2015
Nasdaq bring in cash from trades but also sells information and software.

The bad code that hacked its way into the Nasdaq

Jul 17, 2014
In 2011, the FBI discovered dangerous software that was likely Russian in origin.

Can Nasdaq move past Facebook debacle in 2014?

Dec 31, 2013
Nasdaq will pay out a total of $41.6 million in claims related to the Facebook IPO troubles.

How hopeful can we be about the 2014 economy?

Dec 27, 2013
Marketplace's Lizzie O'Leary and John Carney from CNBC say that the optimism to end this year could help kick-off 2014.

Facebook is being added to the S&P 500. So what?

Dec 16, 2013
Facebook will be added to the S&P 500. So what exactly does that mean?

Dow 16,000. WTF?!?!?!

Nov 18, 2013
The record-high Dow performance means something to the trading and investing community, but to you and me?

For public good, not for profit.

Twitter going public, but not yet profitable

Oct 4, 2013
Twitter plans to go public and trade shares under the ticket symbol "TWTR". More details about the company emerge as it has made public its papers for an S-1 Initial Public Offering.

Twitter IPO rumors: NYSE not Nasdaq

Sep 24, 2013
Twitter’s a tech company, right? And tech companies list on the Nasdaq, right? So what the heck is Twitter doing listing on the NYSE?

August is the month for high speed trading disasters

Aug 28, 2013
High speed trading is behind this month's errors in financial markets.