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Latest news on Nasdaq, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), covering the Nasdaq stock market and exchange, the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 indices, Nasdaq futures, tech stocks, stock price moves, IPOs and new listings, company earnings, QQQ and other ETFs, and wider Wall Street market moves.

Nasdaq is an American stock exchange based in New York City, best known for listing technology and growth companies. Its main measures are the Nasdaq Composite, which tracks the broad range of stocks listed on the exchange, and the Nasdaq-100, which covers 100 of its largest non-financial companies. Household names such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla trade there, so Nasdaq stocks often set the tone for global markets.

Investors follow Nasdaq futures, earnings seasons, interest rate expectations and the fortunes of big technology and artificial intelligence stocks. Because the indices lean heavily towards large technology companies, they can swing sharply, and critics regularly debate stretched valuations and the risk of bubbles. Other recurring stories include IPOs and new listings, listing rules and delisting notices, and plans for extended trading hours.

Nasdaq is also a cultural landmark. Its MarketSite studio in Times Square, with its bell ceremonies, is a familiar backdrop for financial television and company milestones. For founders, a Nasdaq listing marks a coming of age, while many savers hold Nasdaq stocks through pension funds, index funds and ETFs such as QQQ, which tracks the Nasdaq-100.

Nasdaq began in 1971 as an electronic quotation system run by the National Association of Securities Dealers, and is often described as the world's first electronic stock market. The Composite soared in the dot-com boom, peaked in March 2000, then lost roughly three quarters of its value over about two and a half years and took until 2015 to recover. The 2008 combination with OMX brought the Nordic and Baltic exchanges, such as Nasdaq Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen, into the group. Technical failures, including the 2012 Facebook IPO and a three-hour outage in 2013, drew lasting scrutiny of market technology.

Our NewsNow Nasdaq feed brings together the latest Nasdaq news on the stock market and exchange, the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100, Nasdaq futures, tech stocks, IPOs, listings and earnings from reliable sources. Whether you invest, trade or simply follow the markets, it is a single place to stay informed about Nasdaq.