News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Diamond prices declined in November. Demand weakened due to the slowdown in China and US economic caution, resulting in a buildup of midstream inventory. However, US retail sentiment was upbeat as the holiday season began. The RapNet Diamond Index...

The world will gather in Montreal tomorrow to discuss a ?Paris Agreement for Nature' (COP15) including a set of proposed targets to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss. However, new data from FAIRR today shows the world's biggest meat and dairy...

Ageras, the leading fintech company utilizing its banking and accounting software to power more than one million small businesses across Europe and the United States, announced today that it launched its proprietary Inflation Tracker, revealing how...

International Data Corporation (IDC) announced its Future of Intelligence predictions for 2023 and beyond. IDC's enterprise intelligence benchmarking research shows that maturity in enterprise intelligence makes a material difference to business...

The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker finds strong revenue results for the global software industry among fears of inflation and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Current geopolitical and macroeconomic turmoil...

The Investor Movement Index® (IMXSM) decreased to 4.17 in November, down from 4.25 in October. The IMX is TD Ameritrade's proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what investors actually...

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today reported certain less-than-truckload ("LTL") operating metrics for November 2022. Revenue per day increased 7.3% as compared to November 2021 due to an increase in LTL revenue per hundredweight that was slightly...

According to sources, Saudi Pro League (SPL) club Al-Nassr FC has offered Cristiano Ronaldo a 3.5-year contract, worth over USD 119 million per year. Should he accept, Ronaldo's contract would dwarf those of all other team-sport athletes, making him...

Biocom California, the association representing the California life science industry, today released a new report showing California's life science industry provides more than 400,000 jobs in the state and generates $376 billion in total economic...

? A record 2% of U.S. homes for sale were delisted each week on average during the 12 weeks ending Nov. 20, compared with 1.6% one year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage....

Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals grew 1.2% year over year to 21.2 million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22). Shipment value increased 7.5% year over year during the quarter to $9.8 billion, according to the latest results from the...

Bitwise Index Services, the indexing subsidiary of Bitwise Asset Management, today announced the results of the monthly reconstitution of the Bitwise Crypto Indexes, which took place on November 30, 2022, at 4 p.m. ET. The Bitwise 10 Large Cap...

The supply rush across the country has created a trend of slow rent growth, prompting weariness in transactions for investors. However, an oasis in a dry spell has appeared in one of The Mogharebi Group's strongest markets, Fresno, CA. Fresno has not...

The December issue of Best's Review examines issues that insurers are preparing for in 2023, with inflation as one of their top concerns: In "MassMutual Prepares for the Worst Amid 2023 Warning Signs," Massachusetts Mutual Chairman and CEO Roger...

In a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, the outlook for PCs and tablets continues to get worse. Worldwide PC and tablet shipments are forecast to decline 11.9% in 2022 with volumes shrinking to 456.8 million units, followed by a...

The rise of digital platforms that enable investors to own stakes in art, wine, farmland, metals and other alternative assets ("alts") has democratized an asset class once only available to institutional and ultra-high net worth investors. The...

TrendForce's latest report?AMOLED Technology and Market Status?points out that the display panel industry has initiated plans for large-generation fabs that manufacture OLED panels. The migration of the OLED display technology to larger generations...

Cirium's analysis of the World Airline Group Finance Rankings results for 2021 and the first half of 2022, shows how the steep decline in airline revenues has translated into a net loss of nearly $220 billion over the past two and a half years since...

The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry recorded a $24.3 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2022, nearly quadrupling the loss total recorded in the same prior year period, according to a new AM Best special report. The...

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $13.8 billion this year and grow to $50.9 billion in 2026, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending...

AM Best has maintained its market segment outlook for the global reinsurance segment at stable, citing the presence of highly uncertain market conditions with positive and negative factors offsetting one another. Chief among the negative drivers is...

After years of heavy investment, XR industry executives and investors have tempered their growth outlook on the sector, according to Perkins Coie's sixth annual XR Report, released today by the firm. The survey of 150 industry stakeholders involved...

KBRA releases its 2023 ABS Sector Outlook, examining key trends from 2022 and providing forecasts for the new year. Persistently high inflation, tighter monetary policy, and slowing economic growth have weighed heavily on risk assets in 2022, and...

Banning natural gas service will increase inequality, risk electricity reliability and could cost upstate New York households more than $27,800 each, a Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) analysis released today found. The new study, Increasing...

Regions Bank on Tuesday announced the results of a new medical financial hardship survey that finds people are not financially prepared to cover medical expenses or pay off medical debt, despite perhaps thinking they are prepared. The survey was...

HotelPlanner, a hotel booking engine and travel technology platform serving all travelers since 2003, today announced their top 10 travel trends of 2023. HotelPlanner anticipates another record year for the company with respect to bookings and...

Over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, Square and Afterpay sellers saw more than 61M transactions as consumers globally kicked off the holiday shopping season. For a detailed look, view our complete Black Friday / Cyber Monday Results....

DeciBio Consulting LLC's latest market report, "DeciBio Spatial Biology Market Report 2022," states that the global spatial biology market ? driven by steady growth in academia and accelerated growth in biopharma and CROs, particularly within...

? Home-price growth has slowed fastest in pandemic boomtowns including Austin, Phoenix and Boise as high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy deter would-be buyers. This is according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered...

The shortage of skilled workers is one of the biggest risks for the German economy - 1.8 million vacant jobs remained unfilled in the third quarter 2022. Immigration is an option for relief as long as access to employment is ensured. Integrating...

The 17th edition of the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific Report, the regional real estate forecast jointly published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC highlights a downtick in investor sentiment due to concerns over the rising...

CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report for September 2022. For the month of September, 2.8% of all mortgages in the U.S....

Retailers are offering steeper discounts than necessary in the lead up to Black Friday, according to The State of Consumer Spending: Holiday 2022, a new report by First Insight. As sale season seemingly overtakes the entire month of November,...

Despite rapid growth of the U.S. gig economy, the majority of gig workers remain underserved as they face a variety of unique and pressing financial challenges, and lack effective tools to help them achieve financial stability. According to new...

?Investor home purchases fell 30.2% year over year nationwide in the third quarter, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That is the largest decline since the Great Recession aside from the...

Commercial insurance rate increases are driving an uptick in the use and importance of captives in Europe, as tools to provide their owners with the flexibility to navigate the insurance cycle and maintain access to cover on an ongoing basis,...

Rated Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Barbados (BCIB) captive insurance companies have continued to outperform their U.S. commercial casualty peers, as evidenced by a combined ratio approximately 13 percentage points better over the most recent five-year...

The "Global Personal Lubricant Market (2022-2027) by Type, Distribution, and Geography, Competitive Analysis and the Impact of Covid-19 with Ansoff Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Personal Lubricant...

With inflation looming large and the holidays around the corner, Care.com polled 1,000 parents across the U.S. to get a pulse on how they are approaching the holiday season, from gifting and tipping to gifts they want most this year. While concern...

FICO's latest report of UK card trends ? for September 2022 ? provides clear signs of consumer indebtedness as the cost of living crisis impacts finances. Highlights Average total sales were £775 ? 4.56 per cent lower than August The average...

AM Best is maintaining its negative market segment outlook on Argentina's insurance market, citing a difficult macroeconomic environment. The Best's Market Segment Report, "Market Segment Outlook: Argentina Insurance," states that Argentina's GDP...

The "Global Submarine Market 2022-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The submarine market is poised to grow by $8.24 bn during 2022-2026, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.36% during the forecast period. This report on the...

Despite an overall improvement in performance across service organizations, the average cost for field service1 rose 7% in 2022, according to Aquant's 2023 Service Intelligence Benchmark Report. Service leaders are grappling with the realities of a...

Condor Technologies NV (EURONEXT: MLMFI ISIN: BE6252013725), announces that, on November 18 th.2022, its board of directors has decided to propose to the general shareholders' meeting to split the shares of Condor Technologies NV. The proposed...

U.S. nonstandard auto insurers suffered a first-half 2022 underwriting loss of $766 million - the segment's worst half-year result in five years ? as the impact of inflation on auto repair and medical costs, as well as supply chain and labor market...

The "Global WI-FI Extender Market 2022-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The WI-FI extender market is poised to grow by $973.9 mn during 2022-2026, accelerating at a CAGR of 9.36% This study identifies the rise in...

The "Global Specialty Food Ingredients Market 2021-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The specialty food ingredients market is poised to grow by $41.36 bn during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of 5.60% during the...

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totaling $7.3 billion in October 2022, a 72% year-over-year increase.* This includes $16.7 million in ancillary sales ? upgrades, checked...

The "Hospital Linen Supply & Management Services Market Research Report by Product, End User, State - United States Forecast to 2027 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The United States...

Today, Affinity Solutions, the leading Consumer Purchase Data platform focused on delivering improved business outcomes, and National CineMedia (NCM®), America's largest movie network uniting brands with young diverse audiences, unveiled a...