News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Economists are forecasting continued slow growth in the economy throughout 2023. This difficult environment is accompanied by historic inflation rates, and mass layoffs, leaving an unsettled feeling even for those whose jobs are secure. We're dealing...

SSR Mining Inc. ("SSR Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce results from 48 drill holes completed at the Puna project ("Puna") for the period of August, 2022 to December, 2022. Puna includes the Pirquitas and Chinchillas properties, both...

? Housing markets in tech hubs and pandemic migration hotspots are cooling more rapidly than other parts of the U.S as the tech sector falters and mortgage rates remain elevated, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...

A new generation of over one billion digital native consumers are emerging in eight fast-growing countries in the next decade, creating new areas of growth for companies globally, found a new global commerce study by Accenture . Living in...

Primerica, Inc. , a leading provider of financial services in the United States and Canada, released tax data from the Middle-Income Financial Security Monitor for the first quarter of 2023. The national survey, in its third year, measures changes in...

AM Best is maintaining its outlook for the London market insurance segment at stable. In its new Best's Market Segment Report, "Market Segment Outlook: London Market Insurance," AM Best notes the strong pricing environment that is expected to...

? This week's news that the Fed is modestly hiking interest rates and may pause them sooner than anticipated brought mortgage rates down for the second week in a row, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real...

A new report from Global Risk Consultants Corp., a TÜV SÜD company, reveals that many companies are at risk of insurance coverage gaps due to inflation. Losses from wildfires, hurricanes, or accidents are resulting in insurance claims that don't...

Alpha Blue Ocean (ABO), the family office founded by Pierre Vannineuse, is proud to announce a new line of financing from one of its long-term partners, SAFE Group, to support its growth trajectory. Loyal to its objective of forging ties with its...

Huawei recently held the Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facilities conference, themed "Smart DC, Building the Green Future". Fei Zhenfu, President of Huawei Data Center Facility Domain, released a white paper outlining Huawei's insights on data center...

I/O Fund, a tech research site that actively manages a real time portfolio, announces a cumulative return of 46.92% since inception versus the Nasdaq-100's 18.65% return during the same time period. The I/O Fund's cumulative returns of 46.92% have...

J.D. Power: The Total Sales Forecast Total new-vehicle sales for March 2023, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,330,700 units, a 6.2% increase from March 2022, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has announced the results of its "Safest Place to Live" study which details the least risky places to live in the U.S. from a natural hazard...

New data from FICO on UK card trends appears to reflect the contrasting picture of the economy. January saw inflation slightly pegged back compared to the end of 2022; retail sales also improved marginally in the new year. In a similar vein, the FICO...

41% of global organizations believe that international business expansion is imperative to ease their current trading concerns. That's according to a new study released by global fintech-as-a-service partner Rapyd, which shows that a sizeable...

41% of global organizations believe that international business expansion is imperative to ease their current trading concerns. In Singapore, 48% believe better fintech solutions and faster settlements/payments can help solve these issues and are...

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 the impact of...

The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, a slide of $21.5 billion from the prior year's underwriting loss, according to a new AM Best report. These preliminary results are detailed in a new...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, released its monthly Southern California home sales report for February 2023. The report includes data for new and resale single-family homes and resale...

? The typical U.S. homebuyer's down payment fell 10% year over year in January to $42,375, its lowest level in nearly two years, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The median down...

On the heels of a weaker than expected 2022, International Data Corporation (IDC) has lowered its forecast for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets in 2023. Global shipments are now expected to reach 10.1 million units this year, according...

Fidelity Investments® today released its latest Retirement Savings Assessment, revealing a decline in retirement readiness as American savers continue to navigate market volatility and disruption. America's Retirement Score1 has moved back into the...

Area Development's 37th Annual Corporate Survey and 19th Annual Consultants Survey reflect the impact of tight labor markets and inflation on corporate executives' site and facility plans across a range of small and large companies in varied...

Along with the struggling PC market, PC monitor shipments contracted 18.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) leading to an annual decline of 5.9% for the full year 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

?The median U.S. home price fell 1.2% in February marking the first year-over-year decline since 2012, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Sellers have been forced to lower their...

Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group, will speak at the Diamond Dealers Club on March 20 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Martin will discuss systematic fraud by sellers of synthetic, man-made diamonds who fail to disclose the truth about collapsing...

The slower pace of rate increases and cutbacks in capacity highlight how the cyber liability insurance market may be starting to cool, even as another high-water mark for premiums is likely in 2022, according to a new AM Best commentary. The Best's...

Worldwide spending on security solutions and services is forecast to be $219 billion in 2023, an increase of 12.1% compared to 2022, according to the new Worldwide Security Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). Investments in...

Worldwide shipments of industrial printers declined 11.6% year over year to 78,500 units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), according to results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. Results...

Regulatory News: Valbiotis (FR0013254851 ? ALVAL, PEA / SME eligible) (Paris:ALVAL), a commercially oriented Research and Development company committed to scientific innovation for preventing and combating metabolic and cardiovascular diseases,...

Amarenco, a Franco-Irish company specialising in photovoltaic energy, has just completed a new round of capital raising for 300 m?. This latest round allows Arjun Infrastructure Partners, to acquire a minority stake in Amarenco. Arjun Infrastructure...

Park City Group, Inc. , the parent company of ReposiTrak, Inc., which operates a B2B ecommerce, compliance, and supply chain platform that largely partners with grocery retailers, wholesalers, and their suppliers, to accelerate sales, control risk,...

Despite U.S. insurance companies' minimal exposure to bonds issued by the now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the failure highlights for insurers the importance of managing enterprise, asset-liability and liquidity risks, according to an AM Best...

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched a new ETF, the First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (the "fund"). The fund seeks...

FSD Pharma Inc. (FRA: 0K9A) ("FSD Pharma" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of innovative assets and biotech solutions for the treatment of challenging neurodegenerative, inflammatory and metabolic...

Splio, CRM expert and developer of the SaaS Individuation® marketing platform, is proud to announce the acquisition of Tinyclues, the specialist in SaaS predictive marketing based on deep learning AI. This acquisition fulfills a shared ambition to...

Faced with an ongoing transition towards alternative devices and challenged budgets, global shipments of thin client devices declined 24% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22). For the full year 2022, shipment volume shrank 7.9%,...

Truckload freight volumes slipped in February and load-to-truck ratios, which indicate demand for truckload services on the spot market, hit their lowest points since May 2020, said DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the industry's largest online...

Despite equity market volatility, inflationary pressure and rapid interest rate hikes, U.S. life insurance and annuity writers posted a 17% increase in net income to $31.7 billion through third-quarter 2022, as compared with the same prior year...

?The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% year over year to $1,937 in February?the smallest increase in nearly two years and the lowest level in a year, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage....

Sunrise, the company revolutionising home sleep testing, announces a ?17 million in funding. The successful fundraising is led by Kurma Partners and includes the exceptional entry of the European Innovation Council (EIC Fund). The Walloon start-up...

?The typical homebuyer's monthly payment hit a new all-time high of $2,563 this week, up 29% from $1,988 a year ago, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's dampening demand and...

Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues grew 22.0% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) to $10.3 billion and grew 18.7% for the full year 2022 to $36.5 billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded...

The enterprise segment of the worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market reached its highest quarterly revenue ever in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), rising 47.9% year over year to $3.35 billion. The market grew 31.4% year over year for...

An independent economic research analysis estimated that leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. would contribute a total of $48 billion in overall economic impact in the state of Florida in 2022. In addition, Florida is home to more...

Fresh data from Global Blue shows the recovery for Tax Free Shopping remains solid across Continental Europe and Asia Pacific. Issued sales in store like-for-like recovery reached 90%1 in February vs. 102%1 in January. This lower recovery rate in...

Regulatory News: ESI Group (Paris:ESI) (ISIN Code: FR0004110310, Symbol: ESI) is a global partner in simulation and virtual prototyping software for various industries. The company is committed to promoting gender equality through various actions,...

Today, Apartments.com ? a CoStar Group company ? released an in-depth report of multifamily rent growth trends for February 2023 backed by analyst observations. February marks the second month in a row of positive month over month rent growth,...

Maxio, the industry-leading financial operations platform for high-growth, software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, today released its first Growth Index, which analyzes anonymized year-over-year billing data from the company's 2,000+ customers. The...

Following the passage of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act in December 2019, the majority of defined contribution (DC) retirement plan consultants, 82%, report that they have gotten more comfortable recommending...