News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

E*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC 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 Financial and...

"Brown-Forman applauds the Biden Administration for today's announcement between the U.S. and the EU regarding steel and aluminum tariffs. This agreement delivers on the Administration's promise to rebuild the Transatlantic alliance by removing...

The latest update to California Workers' Compensation Institute (CWCI) research on California workers' compensation inpatient hospital stays shows the number of injured worker hospitalizations fell 17.2 percent in 2020 ? the first year of the...

Contact center operators worldwide are adopting new technologies more quickly in response to several business and consumer trends accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) , a...

Supply constraints and steep comparisons to the year-ago quarter faced off against strong Back-to-School demand and a tablet market gearing more and more towards productivity for hybrid work and more digitized classrooms. The result was a -10% drop...

Six in 10 U.S. insurance companies agree that demand from stakeholders to explicitly consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their decision-making is growing, according to survey results published by AM Best. Compared with...

Cummins Inc. Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger, which announced the company's support on October 1 for the climate change provisions of the reconciliation bill, today said he is pleased with the progress on both the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs...

Today, NielsenIQ released its new global health and wellness report, "An Inside Look into the 2021 Global Consumer Health and Wellness Revolution." The report sheds new light on why health and wellness is one of the most powerful consumer forces of...

The "Military Robots Market by Application, Mode of Operation, and Platform: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Military robots are autonomous or...

Legal & General Retirement America (LGRA), a leading provider of pension risk solutions in the US, today released its third quarter Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor. The Monitor, which examines PRT transaction volume in the United States,...

AM Best does not foresee near-term Credit Rating actions on rated insurance companies operating in Peru despite recent sovereign downgrades amid ongoing political tensions and the sustained impact of COVID-19 on the country's economy. However, in...

Today a coalition of 29 leading diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) experts from academia and the tech industry released a new report, Action to Catalyze Tech (ACT), which calls on tech companies to commit to bold, collective action by...

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. , one of the world's largest leading vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributors of high-quality, fresh produce, announced to customers it is raising prices on bananas (including organics and plantains),...

Liftoff, one of the world's largest independent and privacy-friendly platforms fueling the entire mobile app growth cycle across user acquisition, engagement, monetization, and analytics, along with GameRefinery, a mobile games insight and analytics...

The "Global Algae Products Market by Type (Lipids, Carotenoids, Carrageenan, Alginate, Algal Protein), Facility Type, Form (Liquid, Solid), Source (Brown Algae, Green Algae, Red Algae, Blue-green Algae), and Region - Forecast to 2026" report has been...

The "Cloud Endpoint Security Market - Forecasts from 2021 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The cloud endpoint security market is evaluated at US$0.992 billion for the year 2019 and is projected to grow at a CAGR...

OurCrowd, Israel's most active venture platform1, today announced that SoftBank Vision Fund 2, will make a $25 million convertible equity investment into the firm. Proceeds of the round will go toward the expansion of the OurCrowd platform, building...

New-vehicle retail sales for the month of October 2021 are expected to decline when compared with October 2020 and October 2019, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales of new vehicles this month are expected to...

Cross River Bank ("Cross River"), a technology-driven financial services organization that provides core infrastructure and embedded financial solutions, today announced, as part of its Making Waves with Cross River program, expanded partnerships...

KBRA Analytics releases this month's edition of The Bank Treasury Newsletter, the Bank Treasury Chart Deck, and Bank Talk: The After-Show. This month's newsletter, Bank Treasurers Haunted by Cycles Past, examines past interest rate cycles for...

The Embassy of the State of Qatar Office of the Commercial Attaché, US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC), and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) collaborated on a visit to Indiana on October 26 to engage with the local business...

AM Best is maintaining a negative market segment outlook on Panama's insurance industry, owing to a number of significant challenges, including a slow economic recovery and underwriting activity that is being pressured by higher claims frequency amid...

Anodot, the autonomous business monitoring company, today announced the results of an independent Researchscape survey of consumers and retailers. The survey reveals that as consumer spending is set to eclipse last year's record numbers, retailers...

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. ("Sterling" or "the Company") today announced that our Specialty Services segment was awarded projects totaling $152 million during the third quarter of 2021. These projects included data centers, ecommerce,...

Kyriba's Currency Impact Report (CIR), a comprehensive quarterly report that details the impacts of foreign exchange (FX) exposures among 1,200 multinational companies based in North America and Europe, reveals $27.87 billion in total impacts to...

First American Financial Corporation , a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released the August 2021 First American Real House Price Index (RHPI). The RHPI measures...

The "Global Food Industry Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Systems Market 2021-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The publisher has been monitoring the food industry pulsed electric field (PEF) systems market and it is...

The "Sleep Apnea Devices Market by Type, Therapeutic (PAP (CPAP, APAP, BPAP) Facial Interfaces, Oral Appliances, Accessories), Diagnostic (PSG, Oximeter, Actigraphy Systems), End User (Sleep Laboratories & Hospitals, Home Care Settings) - Global...

Corbin Advisors, a strategic consultancy accelerating value realization globally, today released its quarterly Industrial Sentiment Survey. The survey, part of Corbin Advisors' Inside The Buy-side® publication, is based on responses from 29...

Public agencies across the Golden State are continuing to rebound from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown. The state's local one-cent sales and use tax revenue from April to June 2021 was 37% higher than the same quarter's revenue in...

The "Global Polymerase Chain Reaction Consumables Market Size By Product Type, By Technology, By Application, By End-User, By Geographic Scope And Forecast" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global polymerase chain...

Slowing property sales and tighter financing requirements has brought Evergrande Group, China's largest property developer, to the brink of default. Several other developers have also missed bond payments. In a new commentary, we look at the recent...

Today, SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management) shared findings from a new survey that highlight the needs and rationale of workers ? loyalists ? who chose to stay with their current employer amid a wave of job resignations that is sweeping...

Today, The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies solving the world's most urgent problems, released its report, 2021 Tough Tech Landscape, with data provided by PitchBook, the premier data provider...

Yelp Inc. , the company that connects people with great local businesses, today released third quarter 2021 data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S. The Q3 2021 YEA report reveals the vast...

Best's Review has released preview content of next month's issue. Find out what is coming up in our November issue: "Homeowners Insurtech Segment Expands Lines, Forms Partnerships, Adds Services" reports on how this sector is adding term life, pet...

Today, following news that former Chancery Court Chancellor Andre Bouchard has taken a role as Partner at white-shoe law firm Paul, Weiss alongside his former legal partner Stephen Lamb, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Campaign Manager Chris...

New research from Qualtrics found that U.S. businesses risk losing $1.9 trillion in consumer spending due to poor service experiences. Approximately one in five consumers say they have a bad interaction with an organization every 90 days, with...

Robot orders in the second quarter of 2021 were up 67% over the same period in 2020, showing a return to pre-COVID 19 pandemic demand for automation as manufacturers and other North American companies return to business. According to the Association...

Amazon today released its 2021 Small Business Empowerment Report outlining how the company provides opportunity, tools, and services to help more than 500,000 third-party selling partners in the U.S. reach hundreds of millions of customers, increase...

U.K. enterprises are turning to application development and maintenance providers to help them meet the twin challenges of COVID-19 and Brexit and expand their digital business capabilities, according to a new report published today by Information...

Morgan Stanley today announced the Sustainable Solutions Social Justice Innovation Awards ? a new award program dedicated to identifying systemic solutions that advance social and racial justice and achieve inclusive economic opportunity in the...

While a positive Customer Experience (CX) with brands is a primary driver in consumer buying decisions, CX over the past year did not improve or has gotten worse, according to The Alida 2021 Global Trends Report: Customer Experience, a new global...

First American Financial Corporation , a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released First American's proprietary Potential Home Sales Model for the month of...

ICR, a leading strategic communications and advisory firm, today released its Q3 2021 SPAC Market Update report. SPAC IPO issuance in the third quarter of 2021 stabilized following Q2 normalization, with 88 SPACs raising more than $16 billion, an...

At its October meeting, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors passed two resolutions committing to prioritize transit and elevate equity in future growth and investment decisions. Officials immediately put these...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases ESG research on a Texas law requiring firms that do business with state entities?including state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts?to certify they do not discriminate against the firearm...

Visa today announced that the U.S. Spending Momentum Index (SMI) was 108.5 in September (seasonally adjusted), down 1.1 points from August. With the SMI reading still above 100, this signals that more consumers are still spending more than they did...

Cayman Finance today is releasing "Cayman: Engine of Growth and Good Governance," a new report that documents how the jurisdiction's unique combination of tax neutrality, high-quality legal and regulatory system, and professional expertise attract...

The "OTC/DTC Infectious Disease Diagnostics Strategies and Trends, Opportunity Analysis 2021 to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Covid-19 Awakens the sleeping giant of at-home diagnostics. Over the Counter and Direct...