2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama speaks out in defense of the recent nuclear agreement between Iran and Western nations; the deal removes economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for reductions in its technological research and its nuclear fuel 2015 Event Greece and its creditors agree to a bailout of up to 86 billion euros in exchange for economic reforms to include changes to the pension system and tax laws; the Greek Parliament must still approve the deal 2015 Event Nuclear talks between Iran and Western nations fail to conclude by today's extended deadline, leading both sides to agree to another extension; Iran seeks removal of all U.N. sanctions in exchange for limitations on its nuclear development activities 2015 Event Debt rating company Moody's downgrades Greece to a Caa3 rating after the country misses its $1.6 billion payment to the IMF; Greek citizens will vote July 5th on whether to accept austerity conditions in exchange for bailout funds 2015 Event Greece misses its $1.8 billion debt payment to the IMF after a bailout extension request was denied; Greek leaders had rejected making reforms in exchange for the funds, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is now willing to negotiate 2015 Event The Greek Parliament votes in favor of holding a referendum on July 5th regarding whether the country should accept reforms in exchange for continued bailouts; current bailouts expire on June 30th, the day that a $1.8 billion debt payment is due 2015 Event The U.S. Supreme Court upholds key provisions of Obamacare, including premium subsidies for about 6.4 million people enrolled in the federal health insurance exchange 2015 Event Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas, charging steep prices, and limiting gas flows to nations beyond eastern Europe 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to speak out against the pending deal with Iran in which sanctions will be lifted in exchange for cuts in Iranian nuclear capacity; Netanyahu warns the pact may lead to nuclear arms acceleration 2014 Event The U.S. will end its 1960 embargo and reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba; the agreement took place after an exchange of three Cuban spies for aid worker Alan Gross and an unnamed American spy 2014 Event Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange; its pre-IPO market valuation of almost $168 billion exceeds that of American e-commerce giant Amazon by over $17 billion 2014 Event Iran balks at the terms for peaceful nuclear development suggested by Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States; the nations hope to reach a deal by July 20th; in exchange, sanctions against Iran will be removed 2014 Event President Barack Obama exchanges 5 Guantanamo Bay prisoners for the lone U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; some lawmakers protest that the secret exchange was illegal because Congress was not notified in advance 2014 Event Mt. Gox, the Bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy, announces that it has found 200,000 of the 800,000 missing bitcoins belonging to customers; the missing bitcoins were overlooked because they had been stored in an older format in a 'wallet' presumed to be empty 2014 Event The world's largest banana company is created as the Irish fruit company Fyffes merges with U.S. company Chiquita; the new company, ChiquitaFyffes, will trade on the New York Stock Exchange 2014 Event A Mt. Gox security breach that enabled hackers to defraud customers of over 700,000 in Bitcoins causes the Bitcoin exchange to file for bankruptcy 2013 Event In the U.S., a computer problem shuts down the NASDAQ electronic stock exchange for three hours 2013 Event U.S. wireless service provider T-Mobile has its opening day on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol TMUS 2013 Event Prosecutors for Boston Marathon bomber and Islamic terrorist Dzhokar Tsarnaev discuss a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life in prison without parole 2012 Event Atlanta IntercontinentalExchange purchases the New York Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the world 2012 Event The New York Stock Exchange is reopened after a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy; this was the market's first weather-related two-day closure since the late 19th century 2012 Event The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission together complete rules to limit which firms are required to register with either or both agencies as 'swap dealers' 2011 Event The exchange rate of the Japanese yen with the U.S. dollar is reduced by the Government of Japan after the yen reached record highs 2011 Event According to Bloomberg, Italian company Prada SpA is planning an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange 2011 Event Kenya opens The Africa Carbon Exchange, the first carbon exchange in Africa to exchange carbon credits 2011 Event The Tokyo Stock Exchange falls more than five percent on the first day of trading following the 2011 Sendai earthquake 2010 Event Hundreds of investors staged protests in Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, in response to the stock exchange's steepest daily fall 2010 Event Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and the Tokyo Stock Exchange conduct an insider trading investigation of Japanese companies 2009 Event A bomb explodes outside of Athens' stock exchange, damaging the building and a female passer-by 1994 Event Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down 1988 Event Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws 1987 Event 338,500,000 shares traded on New York stock exchange (record) 1987 Event New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club 1986 Event 240.49 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Event 189.42 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Event 199.22 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Event 210.25 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Event 187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Event 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1986 Event 191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1984 Event 203.05 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1984 Event 365.7 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange 1983 Death Eddie Foy, Jr., actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78 1981 Event Kevin Wade's "Key Exchange," premieres in London 1980 Event Israel and Egypt exchange ambassadors 1980 Event Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for 1st time 1978 Event Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Houston Exchange Golf Classic Clubs 1978 Event 63,500,000 shares traded on New York stock exchange (record) 1977 Event Amy Alcott wins LPGA Houston Exchange Clubs Golf Classic 1973 Event Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war 1973 Event Susan Shaw, is 1st woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange 1972 Event Netherlands and China exchange ambassadors 1970 Event Peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 U.S. exchange students explodes 1967 Event Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange 1965 Event Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1961 Event Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers 1957 Event Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire 1955 Event NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 1952 Event Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted 1949 Event Chinatown telephone exchange closed 1949 Death Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 1948 Birthday Dennis "Minder" Waterman, born in London, England, actor, Fair Exchange 1944 Birthday James Buckley, CEO, Baltic Exchange 1943 Birthday Lynn Loring, born in New York City, actress, Patty-Fair Exchange, Barbara-FBI 1943 Birthday A H Harper, CEO, Baltic Exchange 1941 Event Attack on telephone exchange in Schiphol 1940 Event U.S. gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease 1939 Birthday Judy Carne, born in Northhampton, England, comedienne, Laugh-in, Fair Exchange 1937 Birthday Bo Brundin, born in Stockholm, Sweden, actress, Rhinemann Exchange 1934 Death Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 1934 Event Securities and Exchange Commission established 1929 Event 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch 1929 Birthday David S Ruder, 23rd chairman of Security and Exchange Commission 1927 Event "Black Friday" on Berlin Stock Exchange 1924 Event Sweden and U.S.S.R. exchange diplomats 1923 Event China and U.S.S.R. exchange diplomats 1922 Event 1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in New York City 1921 Birthday Robert Fell, CEO, British Stock Exchange 1915 Event White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500 1912 Birthday Audrey Christie, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dorothy-Fair Exchange 1910 Event 1st British labour exchange opens 1909 Birthday William Batten, CEO, New York Stock Exchange 1976-84 1905 Birthday Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange 1901 Event Construction begins on New York Stock Exchange 1900 Birthday Josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on New York stock exchange 1894 Death HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 1893 Event Great stock crash on New York stock exchange 1893 Event Panic of 1893: Great crash on New York Stock Exchange 1890 Event Lord Salisbury offers Germany Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda and Equatoria 1882 Event Pacific Stock Exchange opens (as Local Security Board) 1881 Event Bell Phone opens 1st Dutch telephone exchange 1878 Event 1st telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones 1878 Event 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) 1875 Event Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens 1875 Event Pacific Stock Exchange opens 1873 Event Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal 1872 Event California Stock Exchange Board organized 1867 Event San Francisco Merchant's Exchange opens 1856 Birthday Hendrik P Berlage, architect, Stock exchange Amsterdam 1853 Event 1st electric telegraph used (Merchant's Exchange to Pt Lobos) 1850 Event California Exchange opens 1846 Event Elizabeth Barrett and R Browning exchange last letters before eloping 1845 Event King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange 1830 Event New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) 1823 Event Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London 1818 Birthday HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect, New Stock exchange Antwerp 1792 Event 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1571 Event Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London
