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NASDAQ: Taking Stock of its History
On this date in 1971, trading began on the NASDAQ stock market. Here are some things you may not have known about what is now the second-largest stock exchange in the world. Originally, NASDAQ was an acronym that stood for “National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.” It was the first electronic stock market, but…
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iPhone: 10 Years of Leading the Way
On this date in 2007, Apple announced the iPhone. Here are some things you may not have known about the smartphone. The iPhone wasn’t Apple’s first foray into the portable communications market. The company introduced the Newton MessagePad in 1993. The Newton was a personal digital assistant, which was an electronic calendar, contact list and…