Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsThe botched initial public offering (IPO) of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) cost the Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) a lot of bad press. What it did not…
Courtesy Alibaba GroupWith Twitter Inc. executives and bankers preparing for Friday’s kick-off to the roadshow they hope will convince investors that the company’s nominal initial public offering (IPO) valuation of around $12.8…
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesIf you are getting sick and tired of glitches, errors, and “issues” all culminating to interrupt or halt trading in stocks, you are not alone. Normally we would…
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWhat is a stock market crash? The short answer is that it depends on your risk profile. The financial media covers a one-day drop of 4% as though it…
thinkstockDo you remember the Flash Crash? NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is proving yet again why there still needs to be some human control and interaction over the vast numbers of shares…
Jon C. Ogg July 30, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning as traders and investors wait for tomorrow’s announcement from the FOMC. There was little economic data published today. In the U.S., the…
Jon OggInvestors and traders are often on the hunt for new research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls from Wall Street…
The 2012 initial public offering of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was just yet another incident where the immediate reaction and trading shenanigans that took place have worked to destroy investor confidence. Facebook’s…
courtesy of AOL, IncThe European Central Bank may begin to identify weak banks and deny them aid. (Reuters) Foxconn, once one of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) largest suppliers, says it needs additional…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Martha Stewart Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) is unable to get a court to dismiss charges by Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) that it has exclusive rights to some of her…
courtesy of YouTubeJ.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) board faces criticism for firing CEO Ron Johnson and replacing him with the predecessor who cause some of the retailer’s problems. (Reuters) Ford Motor…
ThinkstockThe NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) must be having some serious ETF Envy, or maybe the electronic financial exchange just wants to get whatever additional crumbs and pieces of the pie that…
Jon C. Ogg thinkstockHere are today’s five biggest gaining stocks at closing: BGC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) is up 48.3% at $5.71. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: BOSC) is up 20.3% at $3.85. Optimer…
courtesy of AOL, IncGlencore says it will delay its deal to buy Xstrata while China reviews the marriage. (Reuters) NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) buys eSpeed for $750 million. (Reuters) Apple…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a plan submitted by The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) that provides up to $62 million in compensation for investors who lost…
