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  • Software update caused NYSE suspension

    An incompatibility with a software update and subsequent attempt to fix it were the root cause of glitch that forced a nearly four hour long suspension of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

    Written by Martyn Williams10 July 15 03:26
  • Glitch brings major disruption to NYSE trading

    The New York Stock Exchange suffered its biggest outage in more than 10 years on Wednesday when an unspecified technical glitch forced a 3.5-hour long suspension of trading.

    Written by Martyn Williams09 July 15 05:55
  • Box CEO Aaron Levie's top 10 snarkiest Tweets

    It's rare to find a CEO of a high-profile company who is more outspoken on social media than Aaron Levie, founder and "chief magician" (as he calls himself) of Box, which today is launching its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday Jan. 23.

    Written by Brandon Butler23 Jan. 15 07:53
  • US officials: Surveillance programs helped stop 50 terrorist plots

    U.S. law enforcement agencies have disrupted more than 50 terrorist plots in the U.S. and other countries with the help of controversial surveillance efforts at the U.S. National Security Agency, government officials said Tuesday.

    Written by Grant Gross18 June 13 17:21
  • NYC shuts parts of lower Manhattan, other areas due to hurricane

    Parts of New York City received mandatory evacuation notices from the governor's office as Hurricane Sandy came ashore Monday. Along with other businesses in the city's financial district, the New York Stock Exchange voluntarily shut down.

    Written by Lucas Mearian29 Oct. 12 14:41
  • Anonymous may have slowed down NYSE site

    The website of the New York Stock Exchange slowed down significantly twice on Monday afternoon, the day when the hacker group Anonymous was scheduled to launch a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack on the website, according to an Internet and mobile cloud monitoring company.

    Written by John Ribeiro11 Oct. 11 17:01
  • Fire at NYSE data center causes temporary disruption

    An electrical fire on Sunday at a data center of the New York Stock Exchange in Mahwah, New Jersey, affected communications connectivity to 58 trading firms, but the exchange expects "completely normal operations" for Monday's market open.

    Written by John Ribeiro10 Oct. 11 21:37
  • NYSE launches VMware-based cloud for financial firms

    The New York Stock Exchange has built a VMware-based cloud computing service for financial firms, which goes live today from a data center in New Jersey with expansions planned for Toronto, Tokyo and London.

    Written by Jon Brodkin02 June 11 00:48
  • Wall Street Beat: NYSE, Deutsche Börse highlight tech role

    Blame it on technology. The news this week that Deutsche Börse is close to effectively buying the New York Stock Exchange, a centuries-old symbol of American capitalism, has caused consternation but highlights the IT-driven, global reality of international markets.

    Written by Marc Ferranti12 Feb. 11 08:34
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