News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Antares Capital ("Antares"), a leading alternative asset manager with $68+ billion in capital under management and administration, today released its inaugural Credit Market Outlook Survey, which found that a majority of respondents expect healthy...

Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the second quarter (Q2) and first half (1H) of 2024. Total corporate...

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 June 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report....

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 June 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report....

Recent LegitScript data reveals the skyrocketing promotion of both GLP-1 medications and reported ads associated with selling compounded GLP-1 medications. Leaders in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the advertising, e-commerce,...

Shoppers continued to push U.S. online spending higher in June as ecommerce inflation improved even more dramatically than consumer prices overall, according to Ecommerce Pulse data from commerce protection provider Signifyd. Ecommerce sales were...

? The median monthly housing payment for homebuyers in swing states has nearly doubled since the 2020 presidential election, rising 92% to an all-time high of $2,161, as both home prices and mortgage rates have soared. This is according to a new...

With an average daily rate (ADR) for a U.S. hotel room of $158.45 in May 2024?the second-highest month ever behind $159.01 in October 20231?virtually every traveler in every hotel price bracket is paying more for a hotel room. According to the J.D....

Ivanti, the tech company that breaks down barriers between IT and security so that Everywhere Work can thrive, released its latest research report on Aligning Perspectives: Cyber Risk Management in the C?Suite, which details the need for CISOs to...

This afternoon the Washington Post reported that President Biden will tomorrow announce a new proposal to cap rents nationally. This campaign season rhetoric will do nothing to lower housing costs or broaden housing opportunity. Indeed, instituting...

With sparks flying at a series of workstations, dozens of Harbor area teens demonstrated new skills in welding and construction thanks to their participation in an innovative skilled trades summer program where they get hands-on experience, earn...

The "Ireland Cement Industry Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume Across 50+ Market Segments for Cement Products, Distribution Channel, Market Share, Import - Export, End Markets - Databook Q1 2024 Update" report has been added to...

The "Fair-Market Value Compensation Rates for Cardiology KOLs - China" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. KOL Compensation China Cardiology presents fair-market value (FMV) compensation rates for Chinese-based KOLs in...

? A homebuyer on a $3,000 monthly budget can afford a $447,750 home with a 6.85% mortgage rate, the daily average as of July 11, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That buyer has gained...

Favorable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property/casualty insurance are in line with projections that the industry will see a small underwriting loss in 2024 and achieve profitability in 2025, according to the latest forecasting...

LevelBlue, a leading provider of managed security services, strategic consulting, and threat intelligence, today released its 2024 Futures Report: Cyber Resilience in Healthcare. The findings reveal how opportunities for technology innovation and the...

? The median U.S. home-sale price hit an all-time high of $397,482 during the four weeks ending July 7, up 4.7% year over year?the biggest increase in over four months. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered...

Dasera, a leader in data security posture management (DSPM), today announced the release of The State of Data Risk Management 2024 report. The report unveils a significant disconnect between perceived and actual data security, with 63% of...

As many as nine-tenths (87%) of C-Suite executives feel under pressure to rapidly implement generative AI (Gen AI) solutions at speed and scale, according to the latest research from RWS. Despite these pressures more than three-quarters (76%)...

Enterprises in Asia Pacific are beginning to adopt services from Google Cloud and its partner ecosystem to support a growing number of digital transformation initiatives, according to a new research report published today by Information Services...

While Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) report a similar level of economic confidence compared to the first quarter of the year, nearly half now believe that stock market volatility will be higher over the next 12 months than it was in 2023,...

Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index grew earnings by 11% during the first two months of the second quarter of 2024. Revenue grew 7% during the same period. Lawrence E. Golub, CEO of Golub Capital, said, "Q2 2024...

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 June, the Milliman 100 PFI funded...

The Traditional PC market delivered its second quarter of growth following seven consecutive quarters of decline. According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker,...

Dun & Bradstreet , a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today released its Q3 2024 Global Business Optimism Insights report. The latest quarterly report shows increased optimism across all five indices ? business,...

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index ("SBEI") reported a seasonally adjusted decrease of 0.08% in June, a month that typically sees positive hiring momentum due to seasonal trends. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 2,900...

Amid widespread interest in GenAI, many European enterprises still face significant challenges to bring order and structure to their internal data and lay a solid foundation for their AI and ML models, according to a new research report published...

KBRA releases a report on the European securitisation markets. Q2 2024 was the strongest quarter since 2007 for new transactions sold to investors in European markets. Q1 2024 demonstrated a healthy start to the year with ongoing growth in newly...

The Schwab Trading Activity Indextm (STAX) increased to 54.71 in June, up from its score of 49.05 in May. The only index of its kind, the STAX is a proprietary, behavior-based index that analyzes retail investor stock positions and trading activity...

A new survey from Grant Thornton, one of America's largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, revealed that chief financial officers (CFOs) are optimistic about the U.S. economy. In fact, at 58%, this is the highest level of...

More enterprises in the U.S. are turning to Google Cloud as they recognize its unique strengths in data management, analytics and AI, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) , a leading global technology...

Today, Lincoln Financial Group released its quarterly edition of Market Intel Exchange, a comprehensive analysis of market trends and themes currently on the minds of investors, curated from the company's investment expertise and industry-leading...

Despite returns reaching a three-decade high for reinsurers, a new class of companies has yet to materialize in the segment, defying past trends, according to a new AM Best report. A Best's Special Report titled, "The 2023 Reinsurer Class: The...

The "Europe Thermal Countermeasure Market: Focus on Platform, Product Type, Integration Type, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2023-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Europe thermal countermeasure market is...

? Pending home sales posted their biggest decline since February during the four weeks ending June 30, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The median sale price rose 5% from a year ago,...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPItm) and HPI Forecasttm for May 2024. U.S. year-over-year home price gains inched down to 4.9% in...

Diamond prices declined in June as sales dropped and inventories grew. Indian manufacturers reduced production, but sales fell at a sharper rate due to weak demand. This led to an oversupply and pressure to sell. Synthetics continued to take market...

HouseCanary, Inc. ("HouseCanary"), a national brokerage known for its real estate valuation accuracy, today released its June Market Pulse Report, showing that activity in terms of net new listings placed on the market increased 2.6% versus June...

The Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF) today released its 2024 Economic Impact Report. This new study quantifying the annual economic impact of direct selling activity on the U.S. economy was conducted by Professor Robert A Peterson, John T....

The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the SuperBridge Council have announced that the highly anticipated second edition of the SuperBridge Summit 2024 (https://SuperBridgeDubai.com)will be held on 15-16 October 2024, at the One&Only One Za'abeel,...

According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, U.S. employers with fewer than 50 employees continued to add jobs in June, though at a slower pace than in May. Hourly earnings growth for small business workers held steady at 3.16% in June....

Today, Veros Real Estate Solutions (Veros®), an industry leader in enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services, released its 2024 Q2 VeroFORECASTSM, projecting an average nationwide appreciation of 3.2% over the next 12 months. This...

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. About E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley and...

? Less than half (47%) of newly constructed apartments that were completed in the fourth quarter were rented within three months, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's down from 60% a...

Zeta Global , the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud, launched today the Zeta Economic Index (ZEI), a next-generation indicator of the state of the US economy. Utilizing Zeta's proprietary data and cutting-edge Generative AI technology, the ZEI analyzes...

Today, Global SWF published the 5th edition of its GSR (Governance, Sustainability, and Resilience) Scoreboard, which has become the measuring stick of best practices among State-Owned Investors. The report is publicly available on...

University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies releases a new white paper, "Invisible Labor: An Examination of the Perceptions of Moms in the Workplace," authored by Joy Taylor, Ed.D., associate faculty at the College and senior research fellow in...

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT...

Gigamon, a leader in deep observability, has been recognized as a leading vendor in the growing deep observability market, according to new research by Frost & Sullivan commissioned by Gigamon. Overall, the deep observability total addressable market...

Pipedrive, the easy and effective sales CRM for small businesses, today announced the results of its annual State of Sales and Marketing Report 2023/2024. The study has yielded interesting results, revealing that 42% of respondents at smaller...