News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

The Investor Movement Index® (IMXSM) moved higher to 8.38 in August, up from 8.34 in July. The IMX is TD Ameritrade's proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what investors actually were...

The "Global Electric Vehicle Market Outlook, 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report identifies and discusses recent developments in electric mobility across the globe. The market that was recorded at a value of...

The "Building Insulation Materials Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecast (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global building insulation materials market (henceforth, referred to as the...

With choppy markets reflecting both optimism and uncertainty about an unfolding recovery, financial advisors are relying heavily on actively managed strategies to navigate the road ahead, according to a new PGIM Investments survey of more than 500...

The "Global Fats & Oils Market by Type (Vegetable Oils (Palm, Soybean, Rapeseed, Sunflower, and Olive), Fats (Butter, Tallow, and Lard)), Application (Food and Industrial), Source (Vegetables and Animals), Form, and Region - Forecast to 2026" report...

The "Mattress Market Research Report: By Product (Innerspring, Memory Foam, Latex), Size (Single, Double, Queen, King), Distribution Channel (Online, Offline), End Use (Residential, Commercial) -Global Industry Revenue Analysis and Growth Forecast to...

Labor shortages and mounting inflation fears combined to dampen business executives' outlook on the U.S. economy, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers,...

A new report from Guidehouse Insights provides an overview of the background of nuclear power, describes the current state of nuclear technologies, and offers a prelude of technology developments. The resurgence of interest in nuclear energy and...

The Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund released information about the sources of today's distribution in a Notice provided to shareholders. The full text of the Notice is available below and on the Wells Fargo Asset Management website....

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases commentary on the trends in the July 2021 state-level unemployment data. In this installment of our series on state unemployment rates, KBRA examines July 2021 state data released on August 20....

Although the global reinsurance industry has been able to absorb the exceptional shock from the COVID-19 pandemic, perils that are becoming more complex and interrelated highlight the need for innovation to cover unmodeled risks as they emerge, and...

While the supply chain situation hasn't drastically improved, the smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of...

Jamaica's manufacturing sector has shown resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic, with the country seeing positive developments in industries such as chemicals and cosmetics. Manufacturers have seized new opportunities to export to markets that...

The "Healthcare Track and Trace Solutions Market 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for healthcare track and trace solutions should grow from $2.2 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion by 2026, at a...

Standard Chartered, a leading international banking group, and Linklogis, a leading supply chain finance technology solution provider in China, today announced a joint venture to establish Olea, a fully-digitised trade finance origination and...

The "Global Outdoor Advertising Market Report and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. According to this report the global outdoor advertising market reached a value of US$ 38.6 Billion in 2020. Looking...

The "Mobile Advertising Market: Global Size, Share, Revenue Statistics, Research Report & Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. According to the report the global mobile advertising market exhibited strong...

2020 was a transformational year for collaboration applications as organizations everywhere turned to "work from anywhere" business models to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, worldwide collaboration applications...

The "Sustainable Packaging Market Research Report by Application, by Packaging Type, by Region - Global Forecast to 2026 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Sustainable Packaging...

The "Collagen Casing Market Forecast to 2028 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis by Type (Edible and Inedible), Application (Fresh Sausages, Processed Sausages, Salami, and Others), and End-Use (Food Processing, Foodservice, and Food Retail)"...

Rivian today announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the proposed public offering of its common stock. The size and price range for...

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments soared 47 percent annually to reach 18 million units in the second quarter of 2021. Apple Watch maintained first position with 52 percent global smartwatch...

The Retail Sales Forecast New-vehicle retail sales for the month of August are expected to decline from August 2020 and decline from August 2019, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales of new vehicles this...

Given that new entrants in the U.S. health insurance industry are rare, surprisingly, three early stage health insurance carriers have gone public in 2021. However, according to new AM Best report, they face significant challenges to achieving...

The "Personal Care Appliances Market 2021-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global personal care appliances market is projected to grow at a modest CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period (2021-2027). The major...

Satisfaction with the auto industry is stuck in neutral. Overall customer satisfaction with automobiles and light vehicles is unchanged with a score of 78 (out of 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Automobile Study...

LifeWorks, a leading provider of digital total wellbeing solutions, today released its monthly Mental Health Indextm, revealing a negative mental-health score among Australians for the 16th consecutive month. Key findings: Overall mental-health...

Despite some notable exceptions, the majority of US companies continued paying their dividends without interruption during the first year of the pandemic, leading to a smaller rebound in the second quarter of 2021 relative to other countries. US...

The "Global Animal Health Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Animal Type (Production, Companion), by Product (Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics), by Distribution Channel, by End-use, by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2021-2028" report has been...

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 July...

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing net sales from ARC-accredited travel agencies totaling $4.1 billion in July 2021, a 947% increase compared to July 2020 and the second consecutive month of sales totaling more than $4...

Traditional insurance carriers, facing tough regulatory requirements, a growing flood of data and competition from a new breed of digital-first insurance vendors, want technology service providers to help them address these market challenges,...

Worldwide revenues for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software experienced healthy growth in 2020, growing 8.2% year over year, despite concerns of a market downturn resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the pandemic...

Sensibill, the leading provider of everyday financial tools and SKU-level insights, shares this month's Barcode Report on consumer spend related to post-pandemic activity, leveraging item-level receipt data to uncover the deepest and most relevant...

BlackSand Capital, a Hawaii specialist private equity firm, is bullish on Hawaii's recovery in the post-pandemic world. In moves that show BlackSand Capital's commitment to Waikiki, which is the heart of Hawaii's tourism industry, BlackSand Capital...

The Class 8 auction market is hotter than ever and retail selling prices continue to break records, according to analysts from J.D. Power Valuation Services, as reported in the August 2021 Commercial Truck Guidelines Industry Update. Medium duty...

The number of Credit Rating (rating) upgrades and downgrades in the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry increased in the first half of 2021 moderately over the same prior-year period, according to a new AM Best special report. The Best's...

AM Best will host a complimentary webinar, titled, "State of the Surplus Lines Market," co-sponsored by the WSIA Education Foundation and Lexington Insurance Company, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (EDT). A panel of industry leaders in...

Total Telecom has conducted an interview with Caroline Gabriel, research director at Analysys Mason, discussing the ongoing semiconductor innovation and how China's technical acceleration is affecting the market. According to Caroline, the Chinese...

Debt obligations of publicly traded U.S. health insurers more than quadrupled over the last decade, to $138.3 billion in 2020 from $32.7 billion in a 2011, according to a new AM Best special report. The Best's Special Report, titled, "U.S. Publicly...

The "Global Non-Invasive Liquid Biopsy Market: Focus on Offering, Sample, Application, Technology, End Users, Country Data (16 Countries), and Competitive Landscape - Analysis and Forecast, 2021-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's...

Epsilyte, a leading North American producer of Expandable Polystyrene (EPS), will increase the price of all grades of EPS by $0.05/lb., effective September 1, 2021 or as contracts permit. Higher operational and supply chain costs, along with current...

Direct indexing is primed to grow at an annualized rate of more than 12% over the next five years, faster than traditional financial products, such as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and separate accounts, according to Improving Client...

Sierra Metals Inc. (BVL: SMT) ("Sierra Metals" or "the Company") is pleased to report the results of an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") regarding the Company's Bolivar Mine, located in Chihuahua State, Mexico to now include iron ore...

Global Blue Group Holding AG ("Global Blue") will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") on September 15, 2021 at 11:00 CEST at Bahnhofstrasse 53, Zurich, Switzerland. The preparatory documents for the AGM are posted in the...

The "Modified Bitumen Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market for Modified Bitumen is expected to expand at a CAGR of more than 4% during the...

Amazon is on pace to spend over $120 billion on supplies and services from businesses in the U.S. in 2021. The purchases are from more than 200,000 companies that operate in communities across the country that help keep Amazon running?from electric...

Visa today released the July reading of the U.S. Spending Momentum Index (SMI), which reached 112.5, up 0.8 points from the June reading of 111.7. A reading above 100 suggests consumer spending continues to expand on a year-over-year basis. The Visa...

Many German companies are cautiously exploring migrations to SAP S/4HANA and cloud-based operating models, maintaining a historically slow pace even as SAP introduces programs to better support transformations, according to a new report published...

Digital transformation initiatives that leverage cloud technologies and enable remote working are on the rise in Australia, and so is demand for cybersecurity solutions, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) ,...