Nathaniel Popper

$5.7 Trillion in Shares Locked Up During Glitch at Nasdaq

Nasdaq–the world’s largest electronic stock exchange–closed trading for more than three hours on Thursday. The stock exchange, home to tech giants like Google, Apple and Facebook, says it experienced a malfunction in “disseminating price quotes.” According to one estimation, as much as $5.7 trillion dollars in shares was locked up. Nathaniel Popper, a reporter for […]