Often viewed as a defensive sector due to its large exposure to blue chip pharmaceuticals companies and large-cap insurance firms, healthcare offers much more growth and innovation than novice investors may realize.

Before U.S. equity markets open, the June Employment Report will be released.

Equity benchmarks soared to record highs in 1H 2021, underpinned by a healthy rotation across a range of industries

As the world transitions to a new normal, Nasdaq’s annual internship program is too. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have turned circumstance into a learning opportunity for interns joining us this year to participate in meaningful and long-term projects.

For the second consecutive year, the Nasdaq Investor Conference went virtual with its 44th edition. The June conference held in association with Jefferies welcomed an impressive line-up of 51 companies, a 28% increase from 2020.

The chart is a short-term, 1-minute candle 1-day chart for Micron Technologies (MU), and it looks like this. It shows MU trading lower in the wake of its earnings release after yesterday’s closing bell.

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

As the world transitions to a new normal, Nasdaq’s annual internship program is too. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have turned circumstance into a learning opportunity for interns joining us this year to participate in meaningful and long-term projects.

Early indications in this morning’s futures markets are that all three major indices, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow, will open today’s sessions barely changed from yesterday’s close.

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