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Adam Parker, Trivariate Capital Management founder and CIO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss his outlook for the stock market following the close Wednesday afternoon. He remains bullish on energy.

Cerebrum’s Blockchain-Based Provenance Validator Attests to Result Validity Using a Simple QR Code Scan That Exposes No Personal Data and Works on Any Device. As states reopen and travel volumes increase, COVID-19 remains a threat. Verifying the legitimacy of COVID-19 tests and vaccinations is a top priority. Cerebrum’s Provenance Validator makes this verification possible.

Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CIO) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 50,124 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $532,000. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. owned 0.12% of City Office REIT as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Todd Renaud has joined Southeastern Grocers in the role of SVP and chief information officer, the company said. Renaud most recently was CIO for Conn’s HomePlus, a publicly traded specialty home goods retailer based in Houston, according to his LinkedIn page. In a social media post announcing Renaud’s appointment, Southeastern...

Few infosec leaders have a direct voice to the C-suite, says a new study, which it argues, makes it very difficult to ensure that leadership has an accurate and complete understanding of security risks facing the organization. The global study from LogRhythm conducted by the Ponemon Institute showed on average...

Companies often search for the right leadership-ready-yet-technically-savvy successor to the CIO in the final months of an executive's tenure — despite the advantages of succession planning. Organizations lean toward selecting outside candidates to fill CIO roles. Four in five organizations selected external CIOs in 2020, according to data from SIM....

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) and Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) were trading higher Wednesday as the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) recovers from recent lows. What Happened: Bitcoin turned negative for the year on Tuesday as a crackdown on mining in China continued to intensify. More than 90% of China's...

A phrase or philosophy, passed down from a mentor or learned from experience, can help shape your actions and guide your decisions as a leader - and also serve as a helpful touchstone in times of uncertainty. We wanted to know - what are the useful pieces of advice that helped leading CIOs get to where they are today and sustained them over the challenges of the last year?

American Airlines is planning to replace all of its current mobile devices for frontline employees, including flight attendants and maintenance staff, with new iPhone and iPad models. The airline's chief information officer, Maya Leibman, made the announcement in an internal note on June 16. American Airlines has already been testing...

Nutanix, a leader in private, hybrid and multicloud computing, announced the election of Virginia Gambale as Chair of the Nutanix Board, effective June 16, 2021. Ms. Gambale joined the Board in June 2020 and became Lead Independent Director in December 2020. Ms. Gambale currently serves as the Chair of the...

On Wednesday, Robinson Capital Management, LLC, an independent investment advisor specializing in alternative fixed income strategies, announced the launch of the Robinson Alternative Yield Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (SPAX). The ETF is actively managed and is the first exchange traded fund to invest primarily in pre-merger SPACs. The SPAX portfolio management...

Investors are not always taking into account environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks when assessing financial risks, and they do so at their own financial peril, says ESG data science firm RepRisk. According to the Zurich-based company, nearly every big corporate scandal in recent years has been ESG-related, and these...

The leadership ranks at UnitedHealth Group's Optum are filled with former healthcare executives, longtime UnitedHealth veterans and leaders from acquired companies. John Prince. President and COO of Optum. Mr. Prince was selected for his role in April, where he is responsible for guiding Optum's enterprise performance, financial services, global operations and digital innovation. Prior to his role, he was the CEO of OptumRx. Mr. Prince has worked in various roles with UnitedHealth since 2005.

The MKE Tech Hub Coalition has elected WEC Energy Group chief information officer Molly Mulroy as chairperson of the board. Mulroy was previously vice chair and represents WE Energies on the board. She replaces former…

Sylvain Kalache is the co-founder of Holberton, an edtech firm coaching digital expertise in additional than 10 international locations. An entrepreneur and software program engineer, he has labored within the tech trade for greater than a decade. A part of the workforce that led SlideShare to be acquired by LinkedIn, he has written for CIO and VentureBeat.

Context-switching while hopping back and forth between digital tools hampers productivity for 45% of workers, according to a report from software company Qatalog. The study, conducted in partnership with the Ellis Idea Lab at Cornell University, surveyed 1,000 workers. For 44% of workers, siloed digital tools are making it hard...

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