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Nasdaq (NDAQ) has expressed strong support for Texas Senate Bill 29, which was signed into law by Governor Abbott. The legislation codifies the Business Judgment Rule and aims to enhance predictability in corporate governance litigation. Nasdaq's Executive Vice Chairman Ed Knight participated in the signing ceremony alongside Texas officials.

The bill strengthens Texas' position as a hub for corporate formation and business growth. Notably, Nasdaq has announced a new regional headquarters in Dallas and currently hosts over 200 Texas-based listed companies. The company generates more than $750 million in revenues in Texas and the Southeast region, partnering with approximately 800 Texas-based clients out of 2,000 total regional clients.

Fincom has successfully completed its Series B funding round, led by Nasdaq Ventures with participation from Macquarie Group, G1 Ventures, and existing investors. The company, specializing in anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions screening technology, also announced a global partnership with Nasdaq Verafin.

Fincom's proprietary technology leverages computational linguistics and advanced algorithms to deliver over 80% operational cost savings for clients through more accurate sanctions screening across multiple languages. The company serves dozens of U.S. banks and will use the funding to accelerate international growth and launch new offerings, including PEP screening and adverse media services.

Through the partnership with Nasdaq Verafin, which serves over 2,600 financial institutions, clients will benefit from enhanced sanctions screening capabilities, improved compliance, and reduced costs.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Nasdaq (NDAQ) have expanded their strategic technology partnership to modernize Thailand's capital markets. SET will implement and promote Nasdaq's risk and surveillance platforms across its member community to enhance market resilience and integrity. The partnership leverages Nasdaq's AI capabilities and advanced technology infrastructure to improve systemwide efficiency, transparency, and risk management.

Nasdaq's technology currently serves 97% of global systematically important banks, half of the world's top 25 stock exchanges, 35 central banks, and 3,800+ financial services clients. The collaboration aims to strengthen Thailand's position as a regional financial hub while enhancing its ability to detect market abuse and monitor high-frequency trading and short-selling activities.

Shopify Inc. (SHOP) is set to join the prestigious Nasdaq-100 Index® and several other Nasdaq indices effective May 19, 2025. The e-commerce platform will replace MongoDB, Inc. (MDB) in multiple indices, including the Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted™ Index, Nasdaq-100 Tech Sector™ Index, and various ESG and technology-focused indices.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has released its end-of-month short interest data as of April 30, 2025. The report shows that total short interest across all Nasdaq securities increased to 15.95 billion shares, up from 15.82 billion in the previous period. The data covers 4,792 Nasdaq securities, with 3,156 in the Global Market and 1,636 in the Capital Market.

Key metrics include:

• Global Market: 13.30 billion shares (2.40 days average daily volume)
• Capital Market: 2.65 billion shares (1.00 days average daily volume)
• Overall average daily volume increased to 1.92 days from 1.52 days

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has released its monthly trading volumes report for April 2025. The company has published the detailed volume statistics on its Investor Relations website, making the data accessible to investors and analysts through their financial volume statistics page.

Nasdaq Stock Market has announced a significant delisting of multiple securities that have been suspended from trading. The announcement affects 21 different companies whose securities have not traded on Nasdaq since their respective suspension dates between October 2024 and December 2024.

The delistings include various types of securities such as:

• Class A common stocks
• Ordinary shares
• Units and warrants
• Rights
• Preferred stocks

Notable companies affected include Alpine 4 Holdings, Orgenesis, ShiftPixy, Mondee Holdings, and Molecular Templates. The majority of suspensions occurred in December 2024, with several SPAC-related companies among those delisted. All affected securities have remained suspended since their initial trading halt, with suspension dates ranging from October 18, 2024, to December 27, 2024.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has released its mid-month short interest report for April 15, 2025. The report shows total short interest across all Nasdaq securities reached 15.82 billion shares, up from 15.75 billion in the previous period.

In the Nasdaq Global Market, short interest totaled 13.21 billion shares across 3,143 securities, compared to 13.07 billion shares in 3,140 securities from March 31. The days-to-cover ratio decreased to 1.76 days from 2.64 days.

For the Nasdaq Capital Market, short interest was 2.61 billion shares across 1,634 securities, down from 2.68 billion shares in 1,625 securities. The days-to-cover ratio decreased to 1.00 from 1.12. Overall, the combined markets showed a days-to-cover ratio of 1.52, down from 2.14 in the previous period.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has announced a significant increase in its quarterly dividend payment. The company's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share on outstanding common stock, representing a 13% increase from the previous quarter.

The dividend will be paid on June 27, 2025, to shareholders who are on record at the close of business on June 13, 2025. Future quarterly dividends and corresponding record and payment dates will require Board of Directors approval.