With a quiet week ahead in terms of earnings and economic data, investors will be looking for a catalyst to determine which way stocks will go. As of this writing, futures are pointing to a rebound, led by names in the re-opening play. Will that hold true for the rest of the day?
Two decades after 9/11, former Nasdaq Chief Executive Officer Hardwick Simmons reflected upon the catastrophic events of that day and the ensuing resiliency of Nasdaq and New York City.
Ukraine is now the fifth country to legalize Bitcoin (BTC), a sign that countries around the world are evolving their payment infrastructure. In a historic and nearly unanimous vote, the Ukraine parliament passed a bill to legalize and regulate all virtual financial assets.
The Producer Prices Index, PPI, was released this morning. It showed that wholesale prices had risen last month at a rate equivalent to 8.3% on an annual basis. That is a shockingly high number. Yet the markets did nothing. Why?
As Nasdaq commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we reflect upon how the tragedy transformed the financial industry, laying the groundwork for it to withstand future unprecedented events, including the coronavirus pandemic.
There are dozens of established clean energy exchange traded funds on the market today and the landscape spans both broad-based and single-concept funds.
As Bitcoin’s energy demand -- and associated carbon footprint -- have rapidly expanded, so has public scrutiny of this model’s outsized environmental impact.
Companies are changing behaviors and new business ideas to support the transition are emerging. All this needs financing, and EU regulatory initiatives have great potential to play a central role for transition to a more sustainable society, says Nasdaq's Fredrik Ekström.
Companies that opt for equity funding on the public markets create more jobs than companies that stay private, and it also allows a broader investor community to share the growth journey. This is why Nasdaq's Bjørn Sibbern is convinced of the societal benefits of equity funding.
Not long ago, the market used to trade 6 billion shares a day on a pretty regular basis. Today, 10 billion shares are “normal,” and we’ve even been seeing 9 billion shares a day in the middle of summer. This raises the question, is the stock market really that much more liquid?
These products are primarily aimed at a fickle demographic, and what is hot one year can easily become stone cold the next as another brand takes center stage.
El Salvador, a Central American nation with a population of 6.4 million, made history this week when it became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency.
The crypto world is known for its volatility, and hard forks—blockchain updates with security patches or other changes in the code—reinforce this perceived lack of stability.
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