News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

EURid released its Q1 2021 Progress Report today, sharing its quarterly statistics and developments. Highlights include: - 186,488 new domain name registrations recorded; - Ireland tops the list of countries for registration growth at +9.3%; - An...

With more businesses reopening and bringing employees back to work, the U.S. economy is on firm footing and could see its fastest growth in more than three decades, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today. "While there...

Moody's Analytics today announced new forecasts for commercial real estate (CRE) rents and vacancies covering eight property types and more than 3,000 submarkets across the United States. These forecasts reflect the latest Q1 data on US CRE markets...

U.S. institutional investment plans benefited from strong global equity market performance in the first quarter of 2021, according to data from the Northern Trust Universe. With markets propelled by the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the United...

Natuzzi S.p.A. ("Natuzzi" or the "Company") announced today that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F (the "Annual Report") for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2020 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Annual Report...

Regulatory News: NOXXON Pharma N.V. (Paris:ALNOX) (Euronext Growth Paris: ALNOX), a biotechnology company focused on improving cancer treatments by targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME), announced that it has received exercise notices from...

Citizens announced today that continued economic recovery from the shock of COVID-19 kept the past quarter's national Citizens Business Conditions Indextm (CBCI) in upbeat territory, with another healthy reading of 53.3. This compares with the fourth...

RIGGED, a new full-length documentary, has been awarded Best Documentary Film by the 2021 Toronto Film Magazine's Online Festival. See the RIGGED trailer and full-length film here. RIGGED explains how the long prevailing Wealthist value system in...

While the U.S. directors and officers (D&O) insurance market saw a 40% increase in direct premiums written in 2020, the segment also experienced a 32% rise in direct losses incurred, according to a new AM Best report. The new Best's Market Segment...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the April 2021 servicer reporting period. The April delinquency rate fell to 5.6%, down from 5.9% in March....

People are still working, learning, and playing from home, which has led to more demand for tablets than can be met right now, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, and Amazon all posted strong tablet results in Q1...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited (KBRA) releases an updated research report on the UK building society sector. KBRA believes the overall creditworthiness of the sector remains resilient despite continuing COVID-related pressures and...

The pace of recovery for the smartphone market accelerated in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) with 25.5% year-over-year shipment growth. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone...

Promoted by governmental funding programs worldwide, hydrogen is predicted to play a leading role in the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy. As an alternative to fossil fuels like oil and coal, hydrogen solutions could be key for tackling...

A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines recent developments in the global smart city market, with a focus on global revenue forecasts for smart city technologies, segmented by industry and region, through 2030. The coronavirus pandemic has...

Tricor Group and the Financial Times Board Director Programme co-released the inaugural Asia Pacific Board Director Barometer Report, uncovering corporate board sentiments on COVID-19 disruptions globally with a focus on APAC markets together with...

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, announced today the 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list in 20 global markets, the annual guide that identifies the best places for professionals to grow their careers and develop skills. All 50...

Genesis, a digital asset industry pioneer and leader in digital currency prime brokerage services, today released its Q1 2021 Market Observations Report which highlights major trends across institutional digital asset markets. The report provides a...

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

AM Best will host a complimentary webinar, sponsored by Carpe Data, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 2 p.m. (EDT). Assessing small commercial businesses with traditional data sources often leaves underwriters with more questions than answers, and in an...

The US interactive security market grew 9.3% year-to-year in 2020 to 15.6 million residential subscribers despite the onslaught of the pandemic which severely limited installers' access to homes according to Strategy Analytics' report "Top 10 US...

Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), a leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company, released its Q1 2021 Digital Marketing Report (DMR), a quarterly research report that analyzes and highlights trends within paid and...

Kyriba's Currency Impact Report (CIR), a comprehensive report detailing the impacts of foreign exchange (FX) exposures among 1,200 multinational companies based in North America and Europe, revealed negative impact from currency volatility of $6.16...

Business Warrior Corp. , the source for small businesses in America to get more customers, announces March revenue growth of 350% over the prior month and highlights its expectations for the year ahead. Continued Revenue Growth Business Warrior...

U.S. viewers will spend more on streaming video than pay TV for the first time in 2024, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. According to the report, U.S. Subscription TV Forecast, consumer spending on traditional pay TV services...

Branch, the leading Employer Payments Platform, and global modern card issuing platform Marqeta today announced findings from a joint study on the work and payments preferences of gig workers. Surveying over 1,000 workers who turned to gig and 1099...

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

A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the market for robots in commercial buildings, including market drivers, barriers, and trends for each application, and examines global market forecasts for revenue, by segment and region, through 2030....

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a research report focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics and their potential influence on KBRA's analysis of financial institutions. This report is a follow-up to a recent research...

AM Best has maintained its negative market segment outlook on the German life insurance segment. AM Best expects that economic headwinds will continue to challenge German life insurers in 2021. The segment remains exposed to low interest rates,...

The majority shareholder of Natuzzi S.p.A. ("Natuzzi" or the "Company") has notified the Company that it will not participate to the Company's shareholder meeting convened, on first call, for April 30, 2021. Accordingly, the Company's shareholder...

BioUtah President and CEO Kelvyn Cullimore issued the following statement after House Democrat leaders released their drug pricing proposal, H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, based upon similar legislation introduced in the...

The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a significant downturn in profitability in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating by nearly 16 percentage points amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new AM Best report. The Best's Market...

Home prices across the United States rose in the first three months of the year at an annualized rate of 9.3 percent, according to Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data released today by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. company . The...

It's no surprise that small business managers tend to focus on growing sales to build their businesses. But it is a surprise that many managers don't pay more attention to collecting payments on the sales that they made. We see this every week as we...

German enterprises, traditionally slow to adopt cloud computing, are growing more interested in migrating applications to the cloud, particularly to Microsoft Azure, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) , a...

A new national survey of small business owners from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices shows that America's Main Street businesses are reopening and their owners have access to vaccines. However, small businesses are concerned about...

Half of U.S. adults (50%) are likely to take at least one vacation this summer (June ? September 2021), according to a new study by The Points Guy and Healthline Media. The interest in taking a summer vacation rises with those who are likely to get a...

WISekey has joined forces with Jacob & Co to NFT the Astronomia Sky the epitome of 21st century haute horlogerie and a globally recognized symbol of Jacob & Co watchmaking expertise. This cooperation comes after the successful launch of two world...

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman today joined Yoko Miyashita, CEO of Leafly, and Jeff Riedy, Executive Director of Lehigh Valley NORML, to call for the legalization of cannabis -- and to highlight the economic and social justice...

U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers reported returned premiums of over $12.9 billion in 2020 associated with reduced exposures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an AM Best commentary. AM Best reviewed the 2020 statutory statement...

Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the global solar sector in the first quarter of 2021. Total corporate funding ,...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases commentary on the trends in the March 2021 state-level unemployment data. As various states continue with reopening efforts, the U.S. unemployment rate declined further month-over-month (MoM), to reach 6.2%...

AM Best will host a complimentary webinar exploring the state of the medical professional liability (MPL) insurance market on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). AM Best analytic personnel and insurance industry leaders will examine MPL...

In AM Best's four-part series, "The Greening of Insurance Asset Management," top industry leaders discuss how the insurance asset management sector is adapting to meet emerging standards and expectations for climate risk and social responsibility....

Global government debts jumped by over a sixth in 2020 to a record $62.5 trillion The world's governments took on eight years' worth of borrowing in 2020 to fight the global pandemic, increasing their debts by over a sixth (17.4%), according to the...

SilverBow Resources, Inc. ("SilverBow" or "the Company") today provided an operational and financial update including the successful extension of its senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). Operational Update:...

March was quite a month for all segments of the used truck industry, according to analysts from J.D. Power Valuation Services, as reported in the April 2021 Commercial Truck Guidelines Industry Update. Class 8 auction pricing was the standout,...

LegalShield today released its March Economic Stress Index, a suite of leading indicators of the economic and financial status of U.S. households and small businesses. Consumer stress, a primary sub-index, remains well below year-ago levels, and...

Total construction starts rose 2% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $825.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. A solid gain in nonresidential building starts fueled the March gain, while growth in residential starts was...