News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

? On the west coast of Florida, housing supply is surging, sellers are cutting their asking prices and the time it takes to sell a home is soaring?all at a faster rate than anywhere else in the U.S. The story is similar in parts of Texas. That is...

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. today released findings from its 2H2023 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report that dissects trends and attack methodologies adversaries use against service providers, enterprises, and end-users. The information cited in the report...

U.S. corporate finance leaders have increased focus on cutting costs to prepare their firms for potential economic and geopolitical uncertainty, according to the fourth annual U.S. Bank CFO Insights Report. The survey of more than 2,000 senior...

Measures put in place by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) insurance regulator, the Central Bank of the UAE, during 2023 and in early 2024 should ameliorate the relatively poor performance of personal lines insurance and support premium growth in the...

Ford Motor Company today reported its 2024 first quarter financial results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release. Visit shareholder.ford.com for the slide presentation and access the webcast to the Ford earnings call, which...

Annual net outmigration from Massachusetts has soared by a stunning 1,100 percent to 39,000 people since 2013, according to a new Boston University Questrom School of Business study. If the trend continues, the researchers found, the state's net...

LegalShield's March Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) is starting to exhibit a pattern seen in the past five presidential election cycles: The relationship of swing-state stress as measured in LegalShield's CSLI relative to the national average...

SheerID, the global leader in identity verification for commerce, today announced the findings of a survey of Gen Z consumers. Fielded by Centiment on behalf of SheerID, the survey sought to gauge Gen Z's feelings on the economy, better understand...

Today, Edelman Smithfield announced the findings of a new Investor Pulse report, "Investor Expectations for a U.S. IPO Market Recovery," that uncovers institutional investor perceptions on the U.S. IPO market, including how they have evolved from the...

? U.S. home prices climbed 0.6% from a month earlier on a seasonally-adjusted basis in March, matching February's 0.6% month-over-month gain, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. On a...

A new Gallup report based on interviews in more than 130 countries and territories shows that the global distribution of power remained largely unchanged in 2023. With approval ratings stuck in the 40s, neither the U.S. nor Germany received a global...

Arizona's bioscience sector has continued its sustained advancement over the past two years and established record highs for several performance metrics, at growth rates often outpacing the nation, according to the latest data analysis commissioned...

KBRA releases research examining March retail sales. This month's report discusses strong retail sales and employment growth in March and why recent upward movement in inflation has dimmed prospects for any imminent easing of monetary policy. Click...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. , a leading global provider of technology and data, reports the following "first look" at March 2024 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing the majority of the...

KBRA releases its inaugural European auto ABS indices for March 2024. In reviewing credit trends for the sector, this new index aims to complement KBRA's series of monthly US auto, marketplace consumer, solar, residential mortgage, and equipment...

The FICO UK Credit Card Market Report for February 2024 presents a mixed picture on consumer confidence and financial pressures. There was an uptick in spending after the usual seasonal dip in January and the number of people missing one and two...

AM Best is revising its outlook on the London market insurance segment to positive from stable. In its new Best's Market Segment Report, "Market Segment Outlook: London Market Insurance", AM Best notes strong pricing environment for most business...

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the latest results of its Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI), which analyzes data from the nation's 100 largest public defined benefit plans. A second consecutive month...

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced results from its quarterly individual investor pulse survey: Bullishness remained steady. Three out of five investors (60%) are bullish this quarter?consistent with last quarter. Fewer investors...

AM Best expects the recent extreme weather that caused severe flash flooding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to prompt swathes of claims for motor, property and business interruption insurers in the region. However, a new Best's Commentary, "UAE...

Total GAAP revenue of publicly traded U.S. life/annuity companies rose year over year by 2.3% in 2023 to $287.2 billion, aided by 20% growth in investment income. However, according to a new AM Best report, a higher level of benefits paid and reserve...

Asia Pacific's IT and business services market delivered a resurgent performance in the first quarter, with spending at a level last seen almost two years ago, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from Information Services Group (ISG)...

The Golden State closed 2023 with a fourth quarter of year-over-year decline, showing a drop of 2.5% compared to the same period last year, after adjusting for accounting anomalies. "Despite being the traditionally high-performing quarter,...

KBRA releases topical and timely commentary on credit markets, compiled from our weekly podcast, 3 Things in Credit, hosted by our Chief Strategist, Van Hesser. Among the wide-ranging topics Van has addressed over the past month are U.S....

Roiled by economic uncertainty, the Americas market for IT and business services was down in the first quarter, extending the region's year-over-year decline to five straight quarters, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from...

Spot truckload rates continued to slide in March as demand for trucking services moved toward typical seasonal levels, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The...

First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation , today released its March 2024 Home Price Index (HPI)...

Moving past the COVID-19 era economic fallout has given rise to indications of worsening reserve risk as insurers report financial results for fourth quarter and full-year 2023, according to a new AM Best report. A new Best's Special Report states...

The recent solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024, not only enthralled spectators across North America but also influenced travel patterns. As the eclipse traversed the continent, it underscored the intricate interplay between natural phenomena and the...

A new survey from Grant Thornton LLP, one of America's largest providers of audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, revealed that chief financial officers (CFOs) are more optimistic about the U.S. economy than they've been in nearly three...

Europe's demand for IT and business services in the first quarter rose for the first time in a year, powered by growth from the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from...

Open Lending Corporation ("Open Lending" or the "Company"), an industry trailblazer in automotive lending enablement and risk analytics solutions for financial institutions, today released a new Near- and Non-Prime Consumer Update, continuing its...

Corbin Advisors, a strategic consultancy accelerating value realization globally, today released its quarterly Earnings Primer®, which captures trends in institutional investor sentiment. The survey, which marks the 58th issue of Inside The Buy-Side®...

?The median monthly U.S. housing payment hit an all-time high of $2,747 during the four weeks ending April 7, up 11% from a year earlier. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage....

The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry are now growing faster than the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and are expected to gain further momentum in the event of Federal Reserve monetary rate cuts, according...

More than two-thirds (70%) of registered investment advisors (RIAs) believe the S&P 500 will increase by 3% or more in the next 12 months, according to the inaugral edition of the RIA Economic Outlook Index. Released today by Security Benefit in...

Earthquake-related claims for Taiwan's commercial insurers related to this month's seismic event are unlikely to exceed those stemming from the 2016 Meinkong earthquake, given the more recent event's greater distance from the economic centers and...

Chevron and Tesla topped the Americas large-cap list for most shorted stocks in March, according to the latest Shortside Crowdedness Report from Hazeltree, a leader in active treasury and intelligent operations technology for the alternative asset...

Today, Westinghouse Electric Company released an independent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) outlining the considerable economic footprint of deploying six AP1000® units in Poland. The study projects the manufacturing, engineering and...

Nearly two in three Americans say they worry more about running out of money than death with concerns about inflation, Social Security and taxes contributing to the fear, according to the 2024 Annual Retirement Study* from Allianz Life Insurance...

Algolia, the world's only end-to-end AI Search solution, today released its B2B Ecommerce Site Search Trends report, based on a study by data analytics and advisory firm Escalent. The report reveals insights from 700 global B2B ecommerce...

The auto dealership buy/sell market experienced a record year of buy/sell activity with 397 completed dealership transactions, up 6% compared to 2022, according to the just-released 2023 Blue Sky Report® by Kerrigan Advisors. This activity included...

Fifth Third today announced the launch of Empowering American Cities, the outcome of a collaborative relationship with the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Empowering American Cities delivers...

Abrigo, a leading provider of financial crime prevention and risk management solutions for U.S. financial institutions, today announced new survey results revealing how Americans and small businesses are struggling with check fraud, along with...

Primerica, Inc. , a leading provider of financial services and products in the United States and Canada, released its Financial Security Monitortm (FSMtm) survey for the first quarter of 2024, revealing two-thirds (66%) of middle-income Americans...

U.S. insurers paid out $1.12 billion in dog-related injury claims in 2023 according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and State Farm. In addition to the potential for physical or emotional harm, dog bites can be financially costly....

Regulatory News: MaaT Pharma (EURONEXT: MAAT ? the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company and a leader in the development of Microbiome Ecosystem TherapiesTM (MET) dedicated to enhancing survival of patients with cancer, announces the...

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the results of its latest Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. During March, the Milliman 100 PFI...

Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the world's largest telematics service provider, today announced the release of its annual report on distracted driving and road safety, "The State of US Road Risk in 2024." The report, which includes analyses from...

Today, Apartments.com ? a CoStar Group online marketplace ? released an in-depth report of multifamily rent trends for the first quarter of 2024. The U.S. multifamily market staged a strong rebound in demand during the first quarter of 2024, as...