Compliance Check: Immigration Best Practices

In January 2026, both Nasdaq and NYSE American proposed changes that, taken together, would materially reshape the listing landscape for smaller public companies. While each proposal addresses different stages of the listing lifecycle—continued listing for Nasdaq and initial listing for NYSE American—the combined effect signals a decisive move toward faster removal of thinly capitalized issuers and fewer remediation pathways.

On Feb. 24, the Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing to confront the United States’ deepening reliance on China for critical minerals, a dependency both parties now view as a profound national security risk.