News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Fiserv, Inc. , a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Indextm for March 2024. The Fiserv Small Business Index is an indicator of the performance of small businesses in the...

TSG (The Strawhecker Group), a globally recognized analytics, intelligence, and solutions-focused firm in the payments industry, worked with payments companies to compile the industry's most comprehensive resource on merchant acquirers. Collectively,...

As the manufacturing sector continues to drive the U.S. economy, Japanese-brand automakers' investments are a vital part of that story through job creation, vehicle production, and overall cumulative investment. Japanese-brand automakers' ongoing and...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. , a leading global provider of technology and data, today reported March 2024 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company's investor relations website at...

Dun & Bradstreet , a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today released its Q2 2024 Global Business Optimism Insights report. The latest quarterly report highlights a sustained positive trend in the global business...

Today, Veros Real Estate Solutions (Veros®), an industry leader in enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services, released its 2024 Q1 VeroFORECASTSM, with projections indicating an average nationwide appreciation of 2.9% over the next...

World Childhood Foundation USA (WCF-USA), one of the country's pioneering nonprofits in the fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse, and Economist Impact announce the release of the Out of the Shadows Index: Into the Spotlight (OOSI)....

Private equity entered 2024 ready to shop, and a study released today by Citizens reveals many business leaders may be open to making a deal. Nearly three quarters (72%) of small- and mid-size businesses in the U.S. view the private equity industry...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPItm) and HPI Forecasttm for February 2024. U.S. annual home price growth remained mostly consistent...

Prices of SI-clarity diamonds increased in March as the previous month's trends continued. Prices of VVS-plus goods declined. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPItm) for 1-carat diamonds ? reflecting round, D to H, IF to VS2 goods ? fell 0.6% in March...

Leading benefits and HR consulting firm Segal released its 2024 State Employee Health Benefit Study today, alongside an interactive map revealing state-by-state comparisons of health benefit plans. The study reveals medical and prescription drug plan...

Primerica, Inc. , a leading provider of financial services and products in the United States and Canada, announced today the release of the Primerica Household Budget Indextm (HBItm), a monthly index illustrating the purchasing power of middle-income...

The latest findings from New York Life's Wealth Watch survey provide insights into the existing financial confidence and knowledge gaps between men and women. Confidence is the top emotion that men report feeling toward managing their household...

While the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV)1 faces a myriad of growing pains, home charging offers a much more satisfying experience for owners, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home...

The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $21.2 billion net underwriting loss in 2023, slightly improving upon the $24.9 billion loss recorded in the prior year, according to a new AM Best report. These preliminary results are detailed...

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. During this leap-year...

Global construction consultant Linesight today released its Construction Market Insights report for the Americas, showing that demand for construction workers has surged, leading to rising labor costs and increased project delays. The construction...

New retail and leisure research has revealed a boom in commercial real estate activity over 2023. The latest report by the Local Data Company and Green Street, covering key developments across the entire GB retail and leisure market over 2023, shows...

DeciBio Consulting LLC's latest market report, "Spatial Biology Market Report, Second Edition: 2024-2029," states that the global spatial biology market is predicted to reach $2.27B by 2029. The second edition of DeciBio's spatial biology market...

LegalShield's February Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) highlights an uptick in financial stress among U.S. consumers. This finding adds to a year-long trend of rising economic stress with the February headline number landing at 64, an 8.8% gain...

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 February 2024 Home Price Index (HPI)...

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 February 2024 Home Price Index (HPI)...

Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $19.9 billion reduction in Pennsylvania's economy in 2022, equivalent to 2.2% of the state's gross domestic product, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc, a leading data and...

Asana, Inc. (LTSE: ASAN), a leading work management platform for organisations, today released its State of Work Innovation: Australia 2024 Report, an in-depth analysis around the evolution and future of work in Australia. The research conducted by...

The Bermuda Risk Summit, presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA), in partnership with the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) and EY, has once again had a strong showing of overseas support, with 40% of its...

Today, Oxfam, the global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, launched the Corporate Inequality Footprint (CIF), one of the only holistic, data-driven assessments of the largest 200 public companies' contributions to...

? New listings jumped 3.8% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis in February to the highest level since September 2022, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. They were up 14.8%...

The U.S. life/annuity insurance segment remains well-capitalized after a nominal 1.6% increase in statutory capital and surplus through Sept. 30, 2023, from year-end 2022, and steady net income. However, according to AM Best's annual Review & Preview...

Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $232 billion in 2024, an increase of 15.4% over 2023. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Edge Spending Guide, combined enterprise and service...

Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $7.2 billion reduction in Alabama's economy in 2022, equivalent to 2.6% of the state's gross domestic product, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc, a leading data and...

In the latest Healthcare Business Strategy report, Mark Farrah Associates, www.markfarrah.com, summarized key findings from the 2022 MLR report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Affordable Care Act's (ACA) MLR...

Raptor Maps, solar's leading asset health management platform, released the sixth edition of its Global Solar Report, which features data that starkly showcases the underperformance of solar assets. The report finds that global revenue loss due to...

Today, Under 3 DC published a groundbreaking new study that shows a lack of high-quality child care in the District of Columbia is costing parents more than $250 million per year due to damaging impacts on productivity, negative actions by employers,...

March 12th is Equal Pay Day?marking how far into 2024 women need to work to make what men earned in 2023 alone. On the eve of this sobering reminder, Arjuna Capital, Proxy Impact, and DiversIQ have released the seventh annual Racial and Gender Pay...

? More than half (53.2%) of U.S. homeowners and renters say housing affordability is impacting who they plan to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real...

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 February, the Milliman 100 PFI...

President Joe Biden is set to deliver the State of the Union address today, his final before the 2024 U.S. presidential elections. During the address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, Biden is expected to lay out what he views as his...

The 2024 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report found that the average amount consumers spend per year on household bills grew 4% year over year. The Bill Pay Economytm of 2024 amounts to $4.46 trillion, of which $3.35 trillion are the ten most essential...

Avangrid, Inc. , a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the release of a comprehensive economic assessment, the Kitty Hawk Wind: Economic & Fiscal Impact report. The report finds that the Kitty Hawk...

Centivo, a new kind of healthcare company built to make quality healthcare more affordable for employers and their employees, released a new report today, shedding light on the detrimental impact of Americans unable to afford routine healthcare...

Toast , the all-in-one digital platform built for restaurants, today announced its Q4 2023 Restaurant Trends Report, providing insight into the overall state of the U.S. restaurant industry through an analysis of aggregated data from selected cohorts...

?New listings rose 13% from a year earlier nationwide during the four weeks ending March 3, the biggest increase in nearly three years, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The boost in...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the Homeowner Equity Report (HER) for the fourth quarter of 2023. The report shows that U.S. homeowners with mortgages (which account for...

UiPath , a leading enterprise automation and AI software company, today announced that the Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is using AI-powered automation in its mission to establish the Kingdom as a thriving global destination and...

Obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused a staggering $17.6 billion reduction in Illinois' economy in 2022, equivalent to 1.7% of the state's gross domestic product, according to a report released by GlobalData Plc, a leading data and...

Veros Real Estate Solutions (Veros®) is proud to unveil RiskWire.com, an innovative web platform poised to emerge as the premier destination for timely real estate news, in-depth economic analysis, and valuable perspectives on the ever-evolving...

James Mann and David Gossett, experienced attorneys and partners at the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, are available to speak with reporters regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rule concerning credit card late fees. James and...

As macroeconomic pressures eased and new products launched, the global market for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets grew 130.4% year over year during the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to new data from the International...

Diamond prices declined for higher clarities in February following a positive trend in the previous month. Demand for SI qualities improved. The US and other Group of Seven (G7) members introduced a ban on "Russian Source" diamonds of 1 carat and...

According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, year-over-year hourly earnings growth for U.S. workers moderated to 3.42% in February, continuing a trend that began mid-2022. Small business job growth held steady from last month, with the...