Nasdaq CEO hopeful IPOs will pickup again in second half

(Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc is hopeful initial public offerings will pick up in the second half of 2020, but much depends on how well companies and investors emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the exchange operator said on Wednesday.Nasdaq had a strong pipeline of companies wanting to go public this year, but most IPO activity dried up after the first six weeks as markets were up-ended by the coronavirus crisis, Nasdaq Chief Executive Officer Adena Friedman told the Economic Club of..