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When senior executives, government officials and other luminaries visit the New York Stock Exchange, they typically stop at the Big Board Club, two…
Farrell Kramer

February 2022

“If you can see it, you can be it.” It’s impossible to speak with those who know Sharon Bowen and not come across this phrase again and again. Bowen…
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December 2021

Lynn Martin can make quite a first impression. Intercontinental Exchange Chairman and CEO Jeff Sprecher remembers the first time he spoke with Martin…
Farrell Kramer

November 2021

The street just outside the New York Stock Exchange was transformed into a neighborhood block party early this week as Nextdoor made its market debut…
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October 2021

The rhythmic strikes of the NYSE’s brass podium bell have become synonymous with the real-time beat of capitalism, signaling the start and close of…
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The New York Stock Exchange is known for many things including its historic trading floor, ubiquitous opening and closing bells, and colorful IPOs. This…
Farrell Kramer

August 2021

Wildfires are raging across the western United States, destroying homes, commercial buildings and entire towns. The biggest is the Dixie Fire, which has…
Farrell Kramer

July 2021

There are no signs announcing its location. No painted lines on the parquet floor to guide visitors. Yet, every trader at the New York Stock Exchange…
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June 2021

During the pandemic, the New York Stock Exchange took extraordinary steps to keep its markets open and operating smoothly. At the same time, it was…
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May 2021

It’s shortly after midnight and the New York Stock Exchange is waking up. Miles away from its famed trading floor in lower Manhattan, the NYSE’s massive…
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