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The benefits of being on the trading floor

by Justin Ho
Mar 19, 2020
The NYSE is going to electronic trading temporarily to stem the spread of COVID-19.
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange will be without its nearly 400 traders Monday.
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The people who ring the NYSE bell

by Justin Ho
Dec 3, 2019
The opening and closing bells at the New York Stock Exchange are daily ceremonies with a wide-ranging cast of attendees.
Members of the Harlem Globetrotters at the New York Stock Exchange
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Why are the NYSE and private companies fighting over two-millionths of a second?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 7, 2019
In the world of high-speed trading, a lot can happen in .000002 seconds.
Wall Street banks, brokers and traders will pay a lot to be first in trading changes. Above, the New York Stock Exchange seen in 2008.
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The tricky business of investment restrictions

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 30, 2019
The Trump administration is reportedly considering limiting U.S. investments in China as part of the trade war.
The Trump administration might force some Chinese companies to de-list from American stock exchanges. Above, Alibaba Group opens on the NYSE in 2014.
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What happens when a company gets kicked off a stock exchange

by Marielle Segarra
Aug 9, 2019
JCPenney just got a letter from the NYSE warning that its days on the exchange are numbered.
Shoppers in the Manhattan Mall walk past a sign for a J.C. Penney department store in 2017 in the Herald Square neighborhood in New York City.
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What’s the deal with after-hours trading, anyway?

by Justin Ho
Jul 3, 2019
Stock movements in after-hours markets get a lot of attention. But trading after markets close can be dangerous for small-time investors.
An empty trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
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U.S. stocks end dismal, volatile year on a bright note

by Associated Press
Dec 31, 2018
Health care stocks paved the way for Monday's modest gains, but major U.S. indexes ended 2018 in the red.
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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The market is not the economy ...

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 2, 2018
... but maybe they're kissing cousins?
A monitor displays the day's final numbers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the closing bell today.
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The NYSE's high-stakes software upgrade

by Mark Garrison
Feb 24, 2016
The venerable exchange wants to retake the technological lead from competitors.
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A data hungry exchange makes a big acquisition

by Tracey Samuelson
Oct 27, 2015
The Intercontinental Exchange will spend $5.2 billion on Interactive Data Corp.
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