Few signs of progress toward a coronavirus relief deal emerged yesterday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s staff informed congressional leadership that Senate Republicans likely would not support a $908 billion bipartisan proposal.

Mark Sebastian, Co-Host of the Option Block Podcast and Founder of The Option Pit, recently sat down for the Option Block’s Nasdaq Hot Seat segment on the Options Insider Radio Network, talking volatility and the overall options market.

I started my career in 1970 with A.G. Becker, the largest pension consulting firm in the US at the time.

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

Despite the progress on the vaccine front, markets are once again focusing on the continued climb in COVID-19 cases and the ensuing impact on the global economy and earnings as equities once again flirt (shamelessly) with record highs

In developing new solutions to an old problem, whole new avenues can open up just by challenging traditional thinking and purposefully changing your perspective to ask tough questions.

New chip allocation could have measurable impacts on the crypto mining industry in terms of who can mine when, and at what speeds. You wouldn’t think a chip foundry has the ability to affect the entire crypto ecosystem, but it does.

While most financial institutions remained skeptical about bitcoin and digital currencies at large and focused on its underlying technology, blockchain, Visa, Inc. (V) embraced the idea of a digital currency and blockchain

Stocks didn’t close at their intraday highs on Friday, but those who are betting for more upside will hardly complain about “higher highs” which is what the market has now achieved in consecutive weeks.

Notable progress is being made toward establishing global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure standards as organizations around the world are coalescing to achieve this objective.