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The company that changed how politicians raise money, dissidents start revolutions and parents keep tabs on their kids announced its stock ticker symbol Wednesday.

To pick a ticker symbol, a company has to ask the Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange for permission to use it.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

CNBC Wall Street reporter Melissa Francis told MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Monday that he was just “making this whole thing a whole lot worse” by downplaying the impact of the Occupy movement.

“When you come in [to the New York Stock Exchange] even at this hour, you can’t ignore Occupy Wall Street,” Francis said at the top of her report.

“Even though it’s much quieter at this hour, there’s just a maze of fences all around [...]

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

Operators of the historic Big Board and other major U.S. exchanges said they plan to open for trading as usual.

It wasn’t that long ago that Pandora was on the verge of going under thanks to royalty issues, but the company survived and went on to become the premier Internet radio service, giving users free music based on the artists and songs they like.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

LinkedIn has exceeded all expectations with its initial public offering today, which has been deemed the biggest web IPO since Google’s.

Pretty impressive for a social network that isn’t Facebook.

When the company announced its pricing for the IPO, it was $45 per share.

At the time of this writing, shares are at $105.70.