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Amid the continued rash of retail earnings, lawmakers in Washington will convene today to try and strike a deal to move forward with President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, including the Senate-passed $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the party’s $3.5 trillion spending plan.

One of the sectors most affected by the pandemic has been financial services, and in particular, banking.

The Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the total monetary or market value of all goods and services produced in a country within a specific time period. It is essentially a way to put a number on the strength and size of a country’s economy.

Exclusivity means limitations. Rarely a desirable quality, exclusivity in the financial world is a step away from the aim of an inclusive financial system.

Here are some unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity seen today

Cardano’s (ADA) price hit a record $2.91 level on Monday, raising anticipation that the broader market rally along with the network upgrade could help it break the $3 level for the first time in its history.

Getting back to work isn’t as easy as a lot of companies had hoped.

The conventional wisdom is that the so-called gig economy, and rideshare companies in particular, are in trouble. But are they, really?

We live in the digital age. Most of us make money working on computers, whether in an office or, nowadays, at home. So it’s easy to forget that the world runs not only on ones and zeroes or words in the ether. It runs on stuff. Actual, physical stuff.

With the valuation of bitcoin picking up once again, adoption of the Lightning Network, a second layer protocol built on the Bitcoin blockchain and a radical solution to Bitcoin’s scaling limitations, is surging as well.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services' Energy Team.

Software stocks have powered the markets higher over the past couple of weeks. Among the biggest gainers have been cybersecurity specialists such as Palo Alto Networks (PANW), which has become popular amid the recent surge in cyberattacks.

While investors wait for the 2021 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium later this week, there will be no shortage of retail earnings to parse through, not to mention today’s Flash PMI readings for the U.S.

When assessing the recent movements and tumultuous swings in the stock market, it seems there continues to be a persistent back-and-forth between price and value.

Today we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Snowflake, General Motors, and Apellis Pharmaceuticals

After reporting $1.6 billion in net profit in the June quarter, the major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global looks more confident in its future growth strategies, including global expansion.

Over the last 18 months, global M&A has taken one roller coaster of a ride – dropping during the early days of the pandemic, only to soar to new highs as vaccines rolled out and restrictions eased.

This week, a report from The New York Times rocked the retail industry: The story said that Amazon (AMZN), the undisputed leader in U.S. e-commerce shopping, had finally eclipsed Walmart (WMT), the decades-long Goliath of retail shopping, in terms of total sales.

In the pantheon of sectors that can be deemed “glamorous” or even modestly exciting, industrials and utilities usually aren't on that list.

Yesterday’s show will have achieved exactly what Elon Musk wanted it to. It has bought the company millions, if not billions, of dollars’ worth of free airtime while at the same time making Tesla seem like a cool, fun place to work.