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Market Update: our coverage of this week's stock chaos

Aug 25, 2015
Here’s another way the markets are not like the real world: in the markets, the B word is worse than the C word. So much worse! C is for Correction, a sharp drop in prices, with a defined ending and a recovery. B, on the other hand, is for bear market, a long-term drop, with […]
 A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the morning of August 27, 2015 in New York City. Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks continued their rally, opening approximately 200 points higher today.
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Why not to freak out about the NYSE trading halt

Jul 8, 2015
Stocks were still bought and sold. And we'll still do the numbers.

Brunch: HBO going rogue, markets swinging, frozen eggs

Oct 17, 2014
Market volatility, HBO going rogue, and companies freezing female employee's eggs.

Will Jack Ma’s quirkiness play in the U.S.?

Sep 19, 2014
As Alibaba launches on the NYSE, we take a look at Jack Ma's antics and ambitions.

This was the lightest trading day of the year so far

Aug 22, 2014
Just 2 and a quarter billion shares changed hands.

For public good, not for profit.

Where to sell Alibaba's treasure?

Mar 17, 2014
China's Alibaba Group says it will list in New York instead of Hong Kong.

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.

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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