Nasdaq earnings fall on charges related to Faceboo
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By John McCrank (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc reported a lower first-quarter profit on Wednesday as the transatlantic exchange operator set aside cash to reimburse firms harmed in Facebook Inc's botched market debut last May. Net income attributable to Nasdaq totaled $42 million, or 25 cents a share, down from $84 million, or 48 cents a share, a year earlier. Nasdaq said it set aside $62 million of expenses for its Facebook reimbursement plan. It set aside $10 million to possibly settle a probe by the U.S. ...



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