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The most important person in Twitter's IPO

Nov 6, 2013
In the Twitter IPO, the pivotal role is played by a human: the designated market maker, who will act as a conduit for all trading in Twitter shares.
The Twitter logo is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the afternoon of November 6, 2013 in New York City. Twitter launches its IPO tomorrow. 
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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?

BATS + Direct Edge = giant stock exchange you've never heard of

Aug 26, 2013
The merger of BATS and Direct Edge will create the second-largest stock exchange in the U.S., passing the Nasdaq.

LIBOR gets a new shepherd

Jul 9, 2013
The contract to run the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR -- one of the key benchmarks in the global financial system -- has been awarded to NYSE Euronext.

Oracle sees future with NYSE; gives NASDAQ the boot

Jun 21, 2013
Oracle is leaving the NASDAQ and moving over to the New York Stock Exchange.

NYSE's new parent is from Atlanta

Dec 20, 2012
It's another sign the global business world has become less centralized and more diffuse. The company poised to buy the New York Stock Exchange for more than $8 billion is based not in a world financial center, but in Atlanta.

For public good, not for profit.

IntercontinentalExchange to buy the NYSE

Dec 20, 2012
There’s news that the New York Stock Exchange might be acquired for $8 billion by the Atlanta-based upstart IntercontinentalExchange.

Benefits from Sandy shutting down the market

Oct 31, 2012
Trading in U.S. stocks resumed today after two days off. A storm has not shut down trading for this long since 1888.

Airports and markets reopen as Sandy recedes

Oct 31, 2012
Wall Street has resumed trading today for the first time since last Friday. JFK and Newark airports are reopening as well on a limited basis.