Latest FromNew York Stock Exchange
![Greek fears amplify - world shares, euro weaken overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Greek fears amplify - world shares, euro weaken overnight
Stocks fell in Europe and the US and the euro weakened amid concern Europe's debt-crisis is worsening and America's economic recovery is running out of puff.
![LinkedIn soars as US economy splutters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
LinkedIn soars as US economy splutters
A soaring debut by LinkedIn contrasted with a drop in semiconductor stocks including Intel as data on US home sales and manufacturing fell short of expectations.
![US$600m payday for Silicon Valley veteran](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
US$600m payday for Silicon Valley veteran
Silicon Valley is where the young and thin dream of making millions on the next hot tech startup. Reid Hoffman is portly, "old" and far more successful than most can ever hope to be.
![NASDAQ bid for NYSE shattered by competition authority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NASDAQ bid for NYSE shattered by competition authority
NASDAQ's dream of buying its bigger, older and more famous rival, the New York Stock Exchange, has been shattered
![World equities recover with commodities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
World equities recover with commodities
Stocks on Wall Street recovered overnight as a rebound in prices of raw materials bolstered commodity producers.
![Risk trade unwinds as Wall St falls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Risk trade unwinds as Wall St falls
Disappointing US economic data prompted a selloff in oil overnight, which dropped more than 8 per cent. Stocks on Wall Street fell, with losses accelerating towards the close.
![Nasdaq chief furious over NYSE bid rejection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nasdaq chief furious over NYSE bid rejection
Nasdaq has appealed to shareholders in NYSE Euronext, pressing the case for its $US11.3b takeover offer, after the NYSE board summarily rejected the bid and said it would stick to a lower-priced deal to merge with Germany's Deutsche Brse.
![US consumers lift world sharemarkets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
US consumers lift world sharemarkets
Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe eked out gains amid data that showed the all-important US consumer spent more than expected last month.
![Stocks sink further overnight on world markets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Stocks sink further overnight on world markets
Equities on Wall St slid again overnight, as Japan's nuclear crisis showed no signs of abating and analysts tallied up the potential economic costs of the devastation.
![Gold hits record price overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Gold hits record price overnight
Gold hit a record high on world markets overnight, but equities fell as investors worried about the impact on consumer spending and corporate profits of high oil prices.
![<i>Inside Money:</i> A bourse is a bourse, a bourse of course](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Inside Money:</i> A bourse is a bourse, a bourse of course
The global insignificance of our own tiny bourse.