Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:34 AM IST

NYSE

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. It is the world's largest stock exchange by United States dollar value of its listed companies' securities. As of October 2008, the combined capitalization of all domestic NYSE listed companies was US$10.1 trillion.

The NYSE is operated by NYSE Euronext, which was formed by the NYSE's 2007 merger with the fully-electronic stock exchange Euronext. The NYSE trading floor is located at 11 Wall Street and is composed of four rooms used for the facilitation of trading. A fifth trading room, located at 30 Broad Street, was closed in February 2007. The main building, located at 18 Broad Street, between the corners of Wall Street and Exchange Place, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978, as was the 11 Wall Street building.

Articles About NYSE

First, Do Good When Mining for Gold: Benoit La Salle

By Street Wise Reports

Benoit La Salle is the founder, president and CEO of SEMAFO, a mining company that rates its work in sustainability and community building as high as it does its gold production. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, La Salle tells investor... (4:26 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, MANUFACTURING, ADVERTISING, COPPER, MANAGEMENT

Wall Street finishes flat in late reversal

By Reuters

Stocks staged a late-day reversal on Wednesday, rallying into the close in another volatile session as a sharp rise in materials shares boosted the S&P 500 and gains in Apple <AAPL.O> helped lift the Nasdaq. (3:44 am)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, MORGAN STANLEY, HP, CRUDE OIL, FACEBOOK, EUROPEAN UNION

HP CEO Margaret Whitman
HP: Is Whitman’s Ax As Big As IBM’s Gerstner’s?

By IBTimes

Margaret Whitman, the new CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, decided to swing her ax Wednesday as the company reported dreadful second-quarter results. (2:07 am)

MORE TOPICS: CARLY FIORINA, IBM, HP, CHRYSLER, RETAIL, CISCO SYSTEMS

Company Logo Shown at Headquarters for Oracle Corp in Redwood City
Oracle To Buy Cloud Social Marketing Platform Vitrue

By IBTimes

Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database company, said it would acquire private cloud media marketer Vitrue for an undisclosed sum a day after German rival SAP (NYSE: SA), Europe's No. 1 software company, offered to acquire e-commerce specialist Ariba Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) for $4. (1:32 am)

MORE TOPICS: IBM, GERMANY, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, ORACLE, MANAGEMENT, RETAIL

NYSE pitches listing to Facebook after IPO mess: source

By Reuters

The New York Stock Exchange <NYX.N> is courting a stock listing from Facebook <FB.O>, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, in the wake of a disappointing initial public offering last week on the rival Nasdaq bourse. (1:30 am)

MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, NEW YORK

US Auto Sales
Strong May Car Sales Drive US GDP Growth: Kelley Blue Book

By IBTimes

U.S. auto sales will likely reach a 14.2 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate in May 2012, the greatest year-over-year gain in more than 12 months, as consumers take advantage of credit and low interest rates to replace aging cars. (11:23 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, S&P, TOYOTA, CHRYSLER, GDP

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook (2nd L) talks to employees in China.
Cisco, Dell, HP: Is A Tech Recession Coming?

By IBTimes

Because they report quarterly results generally out of the regula,r pattern technology giants Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSC), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) are technology bellwethers. Do their dismal dismal forecast presage downturn?. (11:07 pm)

MORE TOPICS: IBM, HP, CISCO SYSTEMS, DELL, MICROSOFT, MICHAEL DELL, INTEL

Macy's
Macy’s Eyes Chinese Market, Partners With China’s VIPStore

By IBTimes

Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M), the owner of its namesake and Bloomingdale's department stores, said Wednesday it will start selling some of the department store chain's private label merchandise directly to consumers in China next spring through a deal with a Chinese online retailer. (10:21 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, RETAIL

JPMorgan
JPMorgan Losses Give Boost To Sanders' Bank Bill

By IBTimes

The recent multibillion-dollar trading loss suffered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), the country's largest bank by assets, has strengthened the case against letting bank executives serve as directors of Federal Reserve regional banks and thus regulating themselves, policy makers say. (9:34 pm)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN

General Mills
General Mills Says It Will Cut 850 Jobs, But Reaffirms Earnings Guidance

By IBTimes

General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS), the maker of Cheerios cereal and Pillsbury pastries, said Wednesday it will cut 850 jobs to cut costs in the face of rising food prices. (9:24 pm)