Nasdaq President and Chief Executive Officer Adena Friedman’s efforts to further strengthen the company’s listings leadership and enhance market integrity have landed her in Barron’s Top 30 CEOs of 2021.

Equity indices in Asia closed the day’s trading modestly lower across the board led by the 0.06% dip in Japan’s Nikkei.

When assessing the recent price movements and massive gains in both individual stocks and in the overall market, it seems the pessimism that dominated the past three months has given way to euphoria as evidenced by the recent market highs.

Whether people are returning to work on a hybrid model, or a full time return to the office, the overall workplace experience will never be the same.

The effects of global climate change on the environment are becoming more and more pronounced, and clean energy emerges as a viable alternative to traditional sources of energy and thus a mechanism for damage control.

What is something that humans have been doing for almost as long as people have been putting food on the table? While hunting comes to mind, certainly, there is something else that isn’t nearly as intensive and benefits from economies of scale. It is, of course, fishing.

Riding high off recent crypto successes, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz convinced big-time backers, like pension funds, university endowments, family offices, and others, to pour $2.2 billion into a new crypto investment vehicle.

I see more room for growth, as Ethereum undergirds the infrastructure of a rapidly growing crypto ecosystem: DeFi.

Energy stocks are set to open higher, continuing their week-to-date strength and rising despite a modest pullback in oil prices. Higher broader index futures and tempered interest rates are aiding the sector. Corporate news flow is light.

While there is no doubt that the company has executed with great precision throughout the pandemic, leveraging its Direct to Customer strategy to beat its competitors, the stock valuation has been a major hurdle for many investors.