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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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Big Money: Who Doesn’t Need a $10,000 Bill?
On this date in 1969, the United States retired all currency above $100. Here are some things you may not have known about large denomination currency. The first $500 bill was issued in North Carolina in 1780, followed by Virginia, which also began printing $1,000 and $2,000 bills a year later. However, the first high-denomination…