News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Flyhomes announced its $150 million Series C financing to fuel its growth and build upon its record-setting quarters. The round was co-led by venture capital firms Norwest Venture Partners and Battery Ventures, with additional participation from...

HouseCanary, Inc. ("HouseCanary"), a leading provider of residential real estate data and home valuations, today released its latest Market Pulse report, covering 22 listing-derived metrics and comparing data between May 2020 and May 2021. The Market...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the Homeowner Equity Report for the first quarter of 2021. The report shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages (which account for roughly 62%...

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) today reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1,543.5 billion at May 31, 2021, compared to $1,529.3 billion at April 30, 2021. This month's increase in AUM primarily reflected the...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases commentary on the trends in the April 2021 state-level unemployment data. In this installment of our series on state unemployment rates, KBRA examines April 2021 state data released on May 21 and national...

Financial service (FS) firms are missing crucial business opportunities because they are not using data effectively. Too many workers are overwhelmed by data because they lack the skills to understand it, warns Questionmark, the online assessment...

The "Smart Cities Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global smart cities market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020. Looking...

Vericast, a leading marketing solutions company that delivers actionable insights and operational expertise at scale, shares new insights for marketers from its Valassis line of business that provide a noteworthy glimpse into consumers' cautious...

Arcimoto, Inc.® , makers of fun, affordable, and ultra-efficient electric vehicles for everyday drivers and fleets, announced today that it is set to join the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes at the conclusion of the Russell US Indexes annual...

CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its monthly Loan Performance Insights Report for March 2021. For the month of March, 4.9% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some...

Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. , a leading clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on developing innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, announced today Alpine is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index at...

LNG produced in Rockies basins and exported from the North American West Coast to China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan would produce net life cycle emissions reductions of between 42%-55% if used to replace coal-fired energy generation,...

The Investor Movement Index® (IMXSM) increased .18 to 8.32 in May, up from its April score of 8.14. The IMX is TD Ameritrade's proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what investors...

According to Strategy Analytics, sanctions and the semiconductor shortage have accelerated investment by China's government in semiconductors, and the country has a good chance of attaining semiconductor self-sufficiency quickly, as detailed in the...

Infineon displaced NXP from the number one spot as the leading supplier of automotive semiconductors. The annual assessment from Strategy Analytics Powertrain, Body, Safety & Chassis Service (PBCS) Service is detailed in the Automotive Semiconductor...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases the May 2021 issue of CMBS Trend Watch. CMBS private label pricing volume ended the month of May at $4.7 billion, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) issuance total to $30.6 billion. On a year-over-year (YoY)...

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index ("SBEI") reported a seasonally adjusted decrease of 0.21% for May. The downturn follows noteworthy growth in April and occurs despite continued economic reopening in May. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and...

Enviva Partners, LP ("Enviva," the "Partnership," "we," "us," or "our") today announced that it has agreed to purchase from Enviva Holdings, LP (our "sponsor") a wood pellet production plant in Lucedale, Mississippi (the "Lucedale plant"), a...

The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry saw its net underwriting income fall in first-quarter 2021 by 53% as compared with the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial results. This financial review is detailed in a new Best's...

Ford Motor Company today reported its May 2021 U.S. sales results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release. About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs,...

A large majority of workers saving for retirement through their employers' 401(k) plans want options that will help them generate income in retirement, according to the fifth annual DC Pulse Survey from BlackRock . According to the survey, 89% of...

National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz today backed a recommendation that federal agencies should create a "satellite account" to better assess the performance of the retail industry, saying traditional statistical measurements do...

Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) in coordination with 200 regional community leaders in academia, business, government and not-for-profit from Snohomish, King and Pierce counties today announced the launch of a new regional economic recovery framework...

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, rebounded in June after a dip in May. Last month's index showed a 3.5% decline, while this month the index is back up 3.7%. June's reading of 56.4 keeps the index...

Thomas, the leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, today released its 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report sharing groundbreaking insights from its latest survey canvassing the North...

According to new research from Strategy Analytics, Chile smartphone shipments jumped 71% YoY to an all-time high of 2.9 million units in the first quarter of 2021. Xiaomi was the star performer, surging over 1000% annually to capture third place and...

Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation (the "Company") today announced that it received a formal notice of non-compliance from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") relating to the Company's failure to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for...

Montana Advisors issues open letter to Psychemedics CEO : Dear Kubacki: It was a pleasure speaking with you two months ago via Zoom. I appreciate the time you have given me to discuss Psychemedics Corp. (PMD or the "Company"). As you know, I...

American Express today launched the Global Business Spend Indicator (GBSI), a new survey of global businesses conducted with the Centre for Business and Economic Research (CEBR)². The survey reveals U.S. businesses are the most bullish and...

CoreLogic® , a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its 2021 Hurricane Report, providing analysis of single- and multifamily residences along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts and revealing...

The adoption of New Science ? a unique combination of the best in science and health technology that address significant unmet patient needs ? is delivering more precise and effective treatments, but often at a higher price tag, according to new...

CoreLogic® , a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPItm) and HPI Forecasttm for April 2021. Sparse inventory and high demand continues to place upward...

Diamond market sentiment was positive during May as the US and China saw upbeat jewelry sales. Supply shortages and a swift recovery in demand supported polished prices. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPItm) for 1-carat diamonds rose 0.8% in May....

Minority groups continue to face bullying and rude remarks at work despite the emphasis on diversity and inclusion (D&I). In a new report, Questionmark, the online assessment provider, demonstrates how staff assessments can help employers nurture a...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world's largest provider of HIV/AIDS care globally, calls on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to immediately support the worldwide scale-up of COVID-19 vaccinations by providing $100 billion in emergency...

1847 Goedeker Inc. ("Goedekers" or the "Company"), a one-stop e-commerce destination for appliances and furniture, today announced in response to unusual market activity, and after speaking with its directors, major shareholders and other relevant...

J.D. Power: The Retail Sales Forecast New-vehicle retail sales for May 2021 are expected to be the highest ever recorded for the month of May, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales for new vehicles are...

The appetite for wearable devices remained strong in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) even as volumes retreated from record fourth quarter levels. According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device...

The automotive finance market saw strong performance during the first quarter, according to Experian's Q1 2021 State of the Automotive Finance Market report. Total open automotive loan balances increased from $1.168 trillion in Q1 2020 to $1.288...

Graduation season is upon us, and along with it comes the age-old question: What's next? For some, college is a clear choice, while others may be seeking alternatives to higher education. No matter their future aspirations, graduating in a...

A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines nanosatellite technology and discusses the ways in which it can benefit energy-intensive industries, providing recommendations for collaboration among various public and private stakeholders....

Undeterred by supply chain challenges thrown up by COVID-19, German businesses are doubling down on globalization, embracing technology as a means to adapt, and planning for ownership transitions in the medium term, according to J.P. Morgan's...

Regulatory News: The Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Transgene's (Paris:TNG) shareholders was held today (May 26, 2021) at 10:00 a.m. at the Company's headquarters (400 boulevard Gonthier d'Andernach - Parc d'Innovation -...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a new podcast episode featuring a cross-section of KBRA analysts sharing their views on the issue of globalization. Joan Feldbaum-Vidra, Head of Sovereigns, and panel moderator for this episode, is joined by...

One year after the anniversary of the start of global COVID-19 lockdowns, US dividend payments remained resilient, dropping just 0.4% to $127.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Globally, dividends were just 1.7% lower than the same period last...

A new analysis of US greenhouse gas emissions and a framework for the United States to achieve Net Zero emissions is announced today. The study is the first of its kind to reverse engineer the latest emission data from the Environmental Protection...

New research from Blue Yonder has identified the most pressing priorities and investments of today's logistics professionals post-COVID-19. The research reveals that logistics executives plan to maintain and optimize convenient fulfillment options...

A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for residential flexibility solutions such as demand response (DR) and virtual power plant (VPP) applications. The report provides global market forecasts through 2030 for DR and VPP...

Barclays Research today released the 66th edition of the Equity Gilt Study (EGS), a flagship annual publication. Combining market-leading macro analysis with a unique multi-asset dataset spanning over 100 years, this year's report examines how...

Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that Beanstalk, an indoor vertical farming startup, will create 29 new jobs and invest more than $2 million to expand production and relocate within Fairfax County. The company's new facility in the Town of Herndon...