News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

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

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPItm) and HPI Forecasttm for January 2024. Year-over-year home price gains reached the highest rate in...

EFG Companies recommends retail automotive and powersports dealers and lenders focus on the overall strength of the economy and revenue generation opportunities during this election year. Applying its proven history of enabling clients to hit F&I...

UKG: Summary:     After a seasonably slower start to 2024 in January, February featured a holiday surprise and workforce activity increased 0.5% to push the labor market in a positive direction, according to the February 2024 Workforce...

HouseCanary, Inc. ("HouseCanary"), a national brokerage known for its real estate valuation accuracy, today released its February Market Pulse Report, showing that activity in terms of net new listings placed on the market is down 15.3% versus...

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...

Arlo Technologies, Inc. , a leading smart home security company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. "Arlo finished the year strong with the largest product launch in our company history...

Saks, the premier luxury ecommerce platform, has unveiled insights from its latest Saks Luxury Pulse survey fielded in January, finding that luxury consumer optimism towards the economy and their personal finances is growing. Despite this positive...

With a wider range of models being introduced year after year, electric vehicles (EVs) have gained more traction from consumers in the market for a new vehicle. According to Experian's State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q4 2023, EVs...

Although 2023 was a challenging economic climate for the staffing and recruitment industry, firms that adopted AI and automation technologies and improved productivity were more likely to see revenue gains, according to Bullhorn's Global Recruitment...

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 American workplace landscape is undergoing profound shifts according to the latest survey from Franklin Templeton. In its fourth year, Franklin Templeton's Voice of the American Workplace Survey found that 91 percent of employers experienced...

Bushel released its annual State of the Farm Report, sharing the voice of the U.S. farmer with preferences and opinions on farming practices, grain marketing strategies, and technology usage and perceptions. Bushel is an independently owned...

An event Friday, Feb. 23, brought together for the first time graduate student teams in the 2nd Annual Sunstone Economic Development Challenge @ USC Price and officials from the five cities they will work with through this spring to develop...

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 January, the...

According to the latest retirement data from Fidelity Investments®, even with other ongoing financial struggles, retirement savers ended the year on a positive note with improved market conditions and consistent contributions helping boost average...

An increasing number of insurers are relying on outside asset managers to handle a portion of their investment portfolios, according to a new AM Best report. In a new Best's Special Report, AM Best notes that the percentage of life/health insurers...

Pathward®, N.A., today announced the release of its "Small Business Credit Habits and Needs" report, which found that while one in three small businesses have struggled with cash flow in the changing economy, 70% consider themselves to be in growth...

? Prices of condos in major Florida metros are dropping year over year, and sales are declining, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. New condo listings are soaring as sellers try to...

Despite an easing of inflation and reports of improved consumer confidence, the NFCC Financial Stress Forecast? indicates that American families are feeling their budgets stressed even more during the first quarter of 2024 than at any time in the...

EcoVadis, the leading provider of business sustainability ratings, today released its 2024 Sustainable Procurement Barometer report. Co-developed with Accenture, the Barometer reveals procurement's untapped potential to drive business value through...

HouseCanary, Inc. ("HouseCanary"), a national brokerage known for its real estate valuation accuracy, today released its latest National Rental Report, showing that Single-Family Rental (SFR) inventory continues to expand with a 26.7% surge in Q4...

Trader sentiment has turned bullish according to the latest Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey, a quarterly study that explores the outlooks, expectations, and perspectives of traders at Charles Schwab. More than half of respondents (53%) report...

Edgio , the platform of choice for speed, security, and simplicity at the edge, found that web application attacks continued to increase and evolve in the fourth quarter of 2023, as reported in its new Edgio Quarterly Attack Trends Report in which...

The potential withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States is the latest sign of political turmoil in the region but should have relatively little impact on those countries' insurance markets for now,...

Grammarly, the company helping over 30 million people and 70,000 teams work smarter and faster wherever they write, today announced its third annual "State of Business Communication: AI's Potential to Turn Overload Into Impact" report, uncovering the...

In response to media reports this week of arrest warrants related to alleged unlawful conduct by a network of individuals in El Salvador and the region, the leadership of Continental Towers El Salvador is issuing the following statement to declare...

?U.S. home prices climbed 0.5% from a month earlier in January, matching the 0.5% gain seen in both December and November, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. On a year-over-year basis,...

LegalShield released its January Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) showing a slight decline in overall stress, but a nearly 4-year high in bankruptcy inquiries. Rising calls for help with bankruptcies signal a rise in personal bankruptcies through...

Americans are feeling much more confident about financial services these days. According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Finance Study 2023-2024, all four industries measured ? banks, credit unions, financial advisors, and...

2023 was a record-breaking year for the UK's Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) market and the second largest year on record in the US, according to Legal & General's latest PRT Monitor. The Monitor, which analyzes industry trends and market outlooks,...

The "United Kingdom Loyalty Programs Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics Databook - 50+ KPIs on Loyalty Programs Trends by End-Use Sectors, Operational KPIs, Retail Product Dynamics, and Consumer Demographics - Q1 2024 Update" report has...

KBRA releases research analyzing new issue activity, loan characteristics, borrower attributes, and performance trends for the home improvement ABS segment of the unsecured consumer loan market. Many homeowners in today's market are experiencing...

? New listings dropped 1.2% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the first decline since June, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. They were up 2.7% from a year earlier, but...

ZoomInfo , the go-to-market platform to find, acquire, and grow customers, today released its 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company's progress driving efficient growth and building a more sustainable, diverse, and equitable future. The...

KBRA releases its fourth-quarter 2023 U.S. Bank Compendium, providing the latest view of the U.S. banking industry and analysis of 4Q23 results for U.S. banks with KBRA long-term ratings. In this edition, we discuss our view that continued...

?The median U.S. home-sale price rose 6.1% year over year during the four weeks ending February 11, the biggest increase since October 2022. That's according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage....

Zayo Group, a leading global communications infrastructure provider, today released its bi-annual Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Insights Report, which found a significant increase in the intensity of DDoS attacks ? and their impacts on...

After decades of development, AI has left the computer science lab and is now beginning to impact how business is conducted. And yet, no single technology advance in the past several decades has attracted more attention ? or created more fear ? than...

Kyriba's latest Currency Impact Report (CIR) found that the currency impact on earnings reported by both North American and European companies totaled $30 billion in Q3 2023 ($16.01 billion headwinds and $13.92 billion tailwinds). The CIR analyzes...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources--Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota City, Japan) last week announced it plans to invest an additional $1.3 billion to further electric vehicle (EV) production at its plant in Kentucky, where Industrial Info is...

HealthEdge, a next-generation healthcare SaaS company, today released its annual survey of the healthcare payer market. The survey features insights from over 350 US health plan executives and reveals top-of-mind objectives in 2024. The survey of...

Digital ad spend is set to surpass $740 billion in 2024, yet website traffic, consumption and conversion were all down last year, according to the Contentsquare 2024 Digital Experience Benchmark Report. In fact, 55% of all sites saw lower traffic,...

Veracode, a global leader in intelligent software security, today unveils its annual State of Software Security (SoSS) 2024 report, shedding light on the pressing issue of security debt in applications. Security debt, defined for this report as flaws...

The U.S. economy performed better than expected in 2023, significantly reducing the possibility of a recession in 2024. However, according to a new AM Best report, growth is still set to slow due to a variety of headwinds. According to the Best's...

As the dust finally settles on the last holiday returns, insights from AfterShip's recent eCommerce Returns Report reveal that preparations for Black Friday and Cyber Monday may need to begin sooner than retailers think. AfterShip's eCommerce...

Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting (TAA) today shares its expert analysis of the latest news regarding the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and...

Despite a relatively benign year for pool claims in 2023, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs will seek further price improvements at the February 2024 renewal, to keep up with claims inflation, according to a new report from AM Best. The Best's...

Vehicle owners are experiencing lower levels of vehicle dependability after three years of ownership, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today. The high number of problems owners encounter indicates a...

Generative AI may not yet be able to live up to the hype, but rapid advancements in the technology are starting to reshape the European market for intelligent automation products and platforms, according to a new research report published today by...