On February 1, the parent company of the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) said that the exchange has submitted applications to operate as a national stock exchange in the United States, with the goal of launching in 2026. The exchange said it hopes to reverse the continuous decline in the number of listed companies in the United States and solve what it calls the "high cost of listing and maintaining a listed status". The exchange also said that it has raised 161 million US dollars from more than 48 ...