Online

NASDAQ: We Messed Up The Facebook IPO

If all the noise and fanfare of Friday was anything to go by, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Facebook’s IPO was nothing but a roaring success. Turns out that, behind the scenes, NASDAQ was a crumbling wreck.


May 19, 2012
News

Facebook Stock Traded At A Record-Breaking 2.7 Million Shares Per Second

The Facebook IPOcalypse continues, free falling first, now barely recovering. We don’t know if it’s going to be the most successful opening IPO in history but, right now, it seems they may have broken the record for the fastest traded record in history.


February 7, 2011
Computing

NASDAQ Confirms Hack – Chat Service Compromised

Following initial revelations last week, Nasdaq has today confirmed reports that one of its systems has been accessed by outsiders.


February 5, 2011
Online

NASDAQ Stock Market Computers Compromised Repeatedly During Last Year

According to a report by the WSJ, the NASDAQ Stock Market’s computer network was repeatedly compromised during the last year. So far it appears that no damage was done and that the hackers “have just been looking around.”