Nasdaq Stock Market Stories
Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (VITA, BCRX, PNRA, WMGI, BODY, JDSU, AKAM, MSFT, NFLX, SHPGY)
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Orthovita, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Panera Bread, Wright Medical Group, Body Central, JDS Uniphase, Akamai Technologies, Microsoft, Netflix, and Shire.
Anti-computer hacking bill coming in Congress
Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group and at oil and gas companies.
Lawmakers say troubled by Nasdaq hack attacks
Two senior U.S. congressional Republicans said on Tuesday they were troubled by reports of computer hacking attacks on trading systems run by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and asked for some answers.
U.S. lawmakers say troubled by Nasdaq hack attacks
Two senior congressional Republicans on Tuesday said they were troubled by reports of computer hacking attacks on trading systems run by Nasdaq OMX Group and asked for some answers.
Report: Hackers penetrate computer networks at Nasdaq
Federals are trying to identify hackers, who have repeatedly entered the network of the company that runs the Nasdaq Stock Market during the past year, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Hackers penetrate Nasdaq computers: report
Computer hackers repeatedly entered the network of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock market in the past year, but the trading platform was not compromised, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Top After-Market NASDAQ Losers (HOGS, BANR, CEDU, XING, LNET)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Zhongpin, Banner, ChinaEdu, Qiao Xing Universal Resources, LodgeNet Interactive, Golub Capital BDC, United Community Banks, Drugstore.com, Volterra Semiconductor, and Northwest Pipe.
Top After-Market NASDAQ Gainers (NSPH, CBAK, ENZN, CERS, BWEN)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Nanosphere, China BAK Battery, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Cerus, Broadwind Energy, Wonder Auto Technology, Oncothyreon, China Natural Gas, Myriad Genetics, and Immersion.
Top After-Market NASDAQ Gainers (RNOW, BCRX, BEAT, FSII, FEED)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Rightnow Technologies, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, CardioNet, FSI International, AgFeed Industries, XOMA, Affymetrix, Stein Mart, Glu Mobile, and Immucor.
Top After-Market NASDAQ Losers (ALTE, CRA, INFN, ARUN, ALNY)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Alterra Capital Holdings, Celera, Infinera, Aruba Networks, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Alphatec Holdings, optionsXpress Holdings, A123 Systems, Informatica, and Applied Micro Circuits.
Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (TQNT, GOLD, VOD, AIXG, ACGY)
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: TriQuint Semiconductor, Randgold Resources, Vodafone Group, Aixtron, Acergy, Shire, Microsoft, and Siliconware Precision Industries.
Top After-Market NASDAQ Losers (COMV, VRTX, SONE, TFSL, EXTR)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Comverge, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, S1 Corp., TFS Financial, Extreme Networks, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, West Coast Bancorp, FSI International, Daktronics, and LodgeNet Interactive.
Top After-Market NASDAQ Gainers (CWTR, GLDD, NVAX, VICL, EGLE)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Coldwater Creek, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Novavax, Vical, Eagle Bulk Shipping, Internap Network Services, Cerus, Nasdaq OMX Group, Sterling Bancshares, and Texas Capital BancShares.
Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (CPII, IGOI, JADE, SVNT, ASML)
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: CPI International, iGo, LJ International, Savient Pharmaceuticals, ASML Holding, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, and Melco Crown Entertainment.
Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (AIXG, CROX, GOLD, INTC, BIDU)
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Aixtron AG, CROCS, Randgold Resources, Intel, Baidu, Dell, Joy Global, Microsoft, and Amazon.com.
Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (TSTC, ACGY, VOD, GOLD, ARMH)
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Telestone Technologies, Acergy SA, Vodafone Group, Randgold Resources, and ARM Holdings.
Errant trade may have caused market plunge: sources
The biggest intraday point drop ever in the Dow Jones Industrial Average may have been caused by an erroneous trade entered by a person at a big Wall Street bank, multiple market sources said on Thursday.
Times Square, Nasdaq reopened after scare
New York City's Times Square was closed briefly and three buildings including the Nasdaq headquarters were evacuated in a security scare on Wednesday, a day before the traditional New Year's Eve festivities in the famed intersection.
Goldman raises Nasdaq OMX to buy
Goldman Sachs upgraded Nasdaq OMX Group to buy from neutral, citing underappreciated growth prospects. The brokerage said it sees the Nasdaq Stock Market parent company getting revenue of about $10 million a quarter from its new N2EX British wholesale power exchange, which the company runs along with Nord Pool.
Nasdaq aims low with 3rd trading venue launch
Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX said on Wednesday it will launch a third trading venue that caters to listings that fall below the standards of its main Nasdaq Stock Market and other markets.
Direct Edge moves closer to U.S. exchange status
Direct Edge's applications to operate two stock exchanges appeared for public comment on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's web site on Monday, bringing the privately held alternative venue a step closer to becoming a formal exchange operator.
Option exchanges in SEC flash order review
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is including options exchanges in its review of controversial flash orders, which give traders an advance look at trading orders, the regulator said on Wednesday.
Nasdaq, BATS to voluntarily stop flashing orders
The Nasdaq Stock Market and BATS Exchange said in separate statements on Thursday they will voluntarily stop offering so-called flash orders, a controversial service that gives certain firms an advance look at market-bound trading orders.
Netflix shares get boost with stock repurchase plan
Shares of Netflix Inc (NFLX) rose on Thursday after the company's board of directors announced it was authorizing a $300 million program to repurchase the company's stock.
Starbucks shares jump 18 percent
Starbucks Corp. shares were among the biggest gainers of the day, as the stock jumped more than 18 percent on Wednesday, a day after reporting a profit for the third fiscal quarter and a despite lower revenues.
Madoff gets 150 years for vast investment fraud
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for perpetrating Wall Street's biggest and most brazen investment fraud, the maximum punishment allowed for what the judge called extraordinarily evil crimes.Cheers and applause came from the courtroom -- filled with his fleeced investors -- as the judge handed down the penalty, apparently unconvinced that Madoff h...
Vilified symbol of greed Madoff to hear prison term
Bernard Madoff, who became a symbol of greed in the financial crisis for masterminding Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, faces the rest of his life in prison in one of the stiffest punishments for white-collar crime when he is sentenced on Monday.
U.S. judge delays Madoff restitution issues
Decisions over restitution for the thousands of investors defrauded by Bernard Madoff have been deferred for three months, the U.S. judge who will sentence the confessed swindler on June 29 ruled on Wednesday.
Market Summary: U.S. stocks nearly flat, dollar falls as crude, treasuries gain
U.S. stocks were nearly flat on Tuesday while the dollar slipped against its two top rivals, while crude oil futures and Treasuries rose.
Madoff customers swamp sentencing judge with letters
Two weeks before the sentencing of Bernard Madoff for his $65 billion swindle, the judge who will decide his fate has received more than 100 angry letters from defrauded investors suggesting his punishment.