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Disappointing reports push down stocks

2013-06-14 13:16:00

Stocks are ending a choppy week lower after disappointing reports on the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 105 points, or 0.7 percent, to 15,070 Friday. The Dow fell 1.2 percent this week. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gave up nine...

Stocks close down after Americans cut spending

2013-05-31 13:39:00

Stock prices closing sharply lower on Wall Street after a late afternoon sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 208 points at 15,115 Friday, a loss of 1.4 percent. Pfizer led the Dow lower. The Dow held on to a gain of 1.9 percent for...

Nasdaq says it has added new safeguards since marred Facebook IPO

2013-05-29 10:55:00

NEW YORK -- Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group says it has put new safeguards in place in the year since it botched Facebook's initial public stock offering. As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was announcing that Nasdaq had agreed to pay a...

Nasdaq settles Facebook IPO debacle with SEC

2013-05-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK — Nasdaq OMX Group will pay $10 million for botching Facebook's initial public stock offering last year, a debacle that shook investors' confidence in Wall Street. Nasdaq's penalty would be the biggest ever paid by an exchange, said the...

Nasdaq to pay $10 million for botching Facebook IPO

2013-05-29 09:44:00

NEW YORK -- The Nasdaq OMX Group will pay $10 million for botching Facebook's initial public offering last year, a debacle that shook investors' confidence in Wall Street. Nasdaq's penalty would be the biggest ever paid by an exchange, said the U.S....

Dow Jones average pulls back from record

2013-05-29 13:33:00

Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as investors cut their holdings of high-dividend stocks they favored at the beginning of the year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is near the highest it's been in 13 months. That's giving investors who...

Japan market plunge sparks global sell-off; U.S. stocks dip, rebound

2013-05-23 07:13:00

Wall Street followed Europe in a broad sell-off following a 7.3% overnight plunge in Japan's stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 107.1 points, or 0.7%, to 15,200.07 shortly after the opening bell in New York. The broader Standard &...

Stocks close down on news that Fed considered cutting stimulus

2013-05-22 13:25:00

Stocks closed lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continues to improve. The release of minutes of the Fed's April 30-May 1 meeting reversed a surge earlier...

Dow continues to sizzle, topping 15,000 for the first time

2013-05-07 19:40:00

� NEW YORK — Another day, another milestone on Wall Street. The red-hot Dow Jones industrial average barreled past 15,000 to close Tuesday at its highest point in history. It marked the 16th record close for the blue-chip index this year and...

Stocks power through April

2013-04-30 15:37:00

NEW YORK — The market wasn't supposed to go this far, this fast. Just a few months ago, Wall Street analysts predicted this year's stock rally would level off given the strong run-up seen in the first three months of the year. They held out hope...

Tesla share jump on cryptic tweet by Elon Musk

2013-03-25 18:46:00

No stranger to leveraging his Twitter presence to maximize attention for his electric car company, Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk sent his company's stock up 2.5% on Monday with a single, cryptic tweet. "Really exciting @TeslaMotors announcement...

Nasdaq's $62-million payout for Facebook IPO approved

2013-03-25 08:44:00

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s proposal to pay brokerages as much as $62 million as compensation for last year's botched Facebook Inc. initial public offering. Nasdaq's trading system was overwhelmed by...

Nasdaq's plan to compensate brokerages in connection with the Facebook IPO has won SEC approval.

2013-03-25 08:28:48

Facebook shares fell on analyst downgrades.

2013-02-12 09:45:26

Jennifer J. Carlson has been promoted to partner at Mayer Brown in the corporate and securities practice. Her practice focuses on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate counseling.

2012-11-18 00:00:00