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Trading stopped on New York Stock Exchange due to 'technical …

It has been quite a day for tech problems. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted due to a “technical issue” at around 11:30 AM ET this morning. On its status page, the NYSE posted that all trading had been suspended and any open orders would be cancelled — with a more detailed explanation to follow. A NYSE […]

How traders cashed in big on the GE deal – CNBC.com

Read MoreGE unveils massive financial unit restructuring”The rumor had been out there,” said Dan Nathan, a CNBC contributor, who first wrote about the activity on RiskReversal.com. “GE is not a name we usually see short-term speculation in the options market.”Most curious about those purchases is that those April calls expire next Friday, giving whoever bought them precious little time for […]