When it comes to the human workforce, terms like “productivity” and “efficiency” are reflective of a bygone era. What businesses need from personnel are innovation and creativity, both of which can thrive whether workers are at home or in the office.
Our industry has seen much discussion about the growth of retail trading since 2019. We have also seen off-exchange trading rising to more than 50% of all shares traded on some days. Let’s take a deeper dive into this subject.
Nasdaq has joined four other technology companies – Dell, Intel, NTT DATA and Snap – in a new industry coalition, the Alliance for Global Inclusion, to develop shared D+I metrics to accelerate the adoption and measurement of inclusive business practices.
Helping lift futures are expected Fed comments that taper talk is off the table at least for now, President Biden’s speech calling for greater government investment to boost the economy, and blowout earnings from Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB), and Qualcomm (QCOM).
Even as health officials encourage businesses to maintain measures to stem the spread of Covid-19, the fact that more than half of U.S. adults have now at least started the vaccination process is a very good sign that big change is coming.
Nasdaq and Invesco QQQ hosted a panel discussion exploring how some Nasdaq-100 companies are balancing profit with purpose to make an impact on the world.