News by subject: Economic News/Analysis

Razor Labs (https://www.razor-labs.com/) (ticker: TASE:RZR) the leading developer of AI solutions for industrial manufacturing processes, announces the successful completion of its Initial Public Offering, making it the first Artificial Intelligence...

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

Edwards Global Services, Inc. (EGS), a leader in accelerating global business development and franchising, has released its first GlobalVuetm report of 2021. The resource, which includes a comprehensive ranking of the best countries to do business in...

GreenTech startup FuelGems announced the completion of a successful funding round that raised a total of $928,690. The fundraising was carried out through Wefunder, with primary investment from Austin-based venture capital fund and startup...

New research from Standard Chartered has revealed that more than half of US-based companies are not transitioning to net-zero fast enough, leaving them in danger of missing the Paris Agreement target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Zeronomics,...

As the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States, surprisingly, nearly seven-in-ten (69%) Americans revealed that they are optimistic about their current financial outlook and nearly one-third (30%) are more optimistic...

Skillz Inc. , the leading mobile games platform bringing fair competition to players worldwide, released its outlook for the first quarter ending March 31, 2021 today. The Company also announced that it will release its fiscal first quarter financial...

ShowingTime, the residential real estate industry's leading showing management and market stats technology provider, found that dwindling inventory was met with an outpouring of buyer demand throughout the country in February as an unprecedented 75...

Trueblue, after having announced the integration of its Artificial Intelligence Relationship Management with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, officially launches on the market: AiDEA Smart Customer Engagement AiDEA is the new AI driven...

Despite extraordinary losses in 2020, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and traditional reinsurance markets demonstrated their resilience at the January 2021 renewals, raising capital back to pre-pandemic levels, according to an AM Best report....

Feeding Louisiana, Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX), and the world's first urban intelligence platform developer, UrbanFootprint, collectively known as "the partners," today released an in-depth analysis on the state of food insecurity across...

Biocom California and the California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) today released data analyzing the potential impact of international reference pricing (foreign price controls) on California's biopharmaceutical innovation ecosystem, including...

A forthcoming economic boom will create growth opportunities for firms. Questionmark, the online assessment provider, is urging employers to ask three crucial questions to ensure they have the right post-pandemic working arrangements in place to take...

One year after the start of the pandemic, demand for office space in the country's largest markets is approaching pre-COVID levels, and recovery appears to be looming for several markets. The national VTS Office Demand Index (VODI) is 38 percent...

As China's latest medium and long-term economic and social development plan was just approved at the country's top legislature, President Xi Jinping has left Beijing for his first inspection trip to east China's Fujian Province after the Two...

The loss of business during the COVID-19 pandemic and the high cost associated with developing new platforms to meet the trends towards CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric) could be the spur needed for adoption of contract manufacturing...

Waylay, a leading enterprise automation software company at the forefront of digital transformation has today announced its new organizational structure, designed to facilitate the company's strategic growth plans. Waylay will be organized around...

Pitney Bowes Inc. , a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing and financial services, today released results from its latest BOXpolltm. The weekly consumer survey finds that one in three...

CompoSecure, L.L.C., a pioneer and category leader in premium financial cards, today released Metal Cards: A Competitive Edge for Fintech Issuers, a report on the benefits of metal cards as part of a robust proposition to attract new cardholders. The...

The global smartphone Image sensor market recorded total revenue of $15 billion in CY 2020, according to the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report. Strategy Analytics latest research report "Smartphone Image Sensor Market...

Consumer Energy Alliance, the leading voice for sensible energy and environmental policies for families and businesses, joined other national stakeholders in a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure appealing for balanced...

In February, home prices across the United States rose at a faster pace than the month prior (January 2021) and continued to appreciate at higher than 2020 average monthly rates. According to Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data released today by Red...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases commentary on the trends in the January 2021 state-level unemployment data. The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 6.8% in January 2021 from 6.5% in December 2020, despite a number of federal stimulus packages....

Antares today announced the launch of its fifth annual outlook survey, Compass 2021 https://www.antares.com/compass-report-2021/ presenting analysis of perspectives on the middle market from portfolio companies, private equity sponsors and investors....

The auto dealership buy/sell market set new records in 2020, despite starting the year with pandemic closures and lockdowns, and swept past 2015's previous high-water mark, redefining the value of the auto retail market, according to the 2020 Q4 and...

Gensource Potash Corporation ("Gensource" or the "Company") , a fertilizer development company focused on sustainable potash production, announces the completion of a National Instrument (NI) 43-101 Technical Report (the "2021 Technical Report"),...

Housing justice advocates from AHF and its housing advocacy arm, Housing Is A Human Right (HHR), are set to run another advocacy ad in the Los Angeles Times (Sunday, March 21st), this week, addressing Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council directly...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases research on trends in February 2021 retail sales. U.S. retail sales declined 3% month-over-month (MoM) in February, following a much anticipated January surge due to renewed federal stimulus under the...

Century Communities, Inc. , a leading national homebuilder, today published its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance Report (the "ESG Report"), which provides a deeper look at Century's ongoing commitment to further integrate sustainable...

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 February...

Unifiedpost Group (Euronext: UPG), a leading European fintech company, announces today two acquisitions and adds more than 85,000 SME's to its one-stop-shop platform. By this entrance in the Spanish and Italian market, Unifiedpost Group accelerates...

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, worldwide converged systems market revenue grew 0.2% year over year to $4.5 billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). "The converged systems...

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing net sales from ARC-accredited travel agencies totaling $1.5 billion in February 2021, up 20% compared to January 2021.* The February total is a 79% drop year over year compared to February...

Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) today released a special report, "The New Landscape," which looks at what pandemic-related trends may be here to stay in the coming months and years, how these trends might affect consumer patterns and business...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases its assessment of the pandemic's impact on the regional aircraft market, examining challenges the sector faces as well as demand and supply-side dynamics that will shape the future of this essential market....

After five consecutive years of shipment decline, the tablet applications processor (AP) market returned to growth in 2020, finds Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics' research finds that COVID-19-driven trends, such as remote working and...

While millions of Americans affected by pandemic job loss are still looking for work, the number of skilled trade jobs in the U.S. is far outpacing the supply of qualified workers to fill them. A new analysis by the skilled trades division of...

CoreLogic® , a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its latest CoreLogic® HPI Forecast Validation Report that compares its 12-month CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) Forecaststm to the...

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) published a commentary analyzing the 2021 outlook for North American Financial Institutions. Key highlights include: DBRS Morningstar expects North American Financial Institutions ratings to remain largely Stable in...

Escalating geopolitical tensions and a desire to improve capabilities are driving the growth of smart weapons in defense arsenals. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) report "Smart Weapons Forecast and Outlook: 2019 - 2029"...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted women's personal finances. A new survey by Edelman Financial Engines*, one of the nation's largest independent financial planning and investment management firms, revealed that 71% of women say the...

Following New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed action to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings in the city by 2030 and restrict the abundant and environmentally-sound energy choices of families and businesses, a new report released by...

US firms are embarking on a recruitment drive as Covid numbers fall and confidence returns to the economy. Questionmark, the online assessment provider, is urging hirers to ensure that they are bringing in people with skills to boost productivity....

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, the global smartphone shipments will rebound +6.5% YoY to reach 1.38 billion units in 2021. The growth is driven mostly by the improved economic situation as the COVID-19 pandemic weakens, a...

Retail sales gained considerable year-over-year traction in February ? despite a monthly slowdown from unusually high numbers in January ? as increased COVID-19 vaccination, government stimulus and reduced restrictions on businesses continued to...

According to Coherent Market Insights the global oligonucleotide synthesis market is estimated to be valued at US$ 2,874.1 Million in 2020, and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 11.3% during the forecast period (2020-2027). Key Trends and Analysis:...

Wells Fargo today released the results of its 45th annual Construction Industry Forecast, revealing an initial decline in sector sentiment on the tail end of a complicated year, and a renewed optimism for the second half. In November 2020, the bank...

NTT Finance, a subsidiary of NTT Group (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone), announced today that it will establish NTT Finance Israel LP together with OurCrowd. NTT Finance will commit $15 million (1.5 billion yen) as it launches a dedicated investment...

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting: What: The 2021 Whole Ball of Tax (WBOT) collection of expert insights from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is now available to help journalists, reporters, and tax professionals better understand the nuances of the...

AM Best expects Mexico's insurance companies to remain able to meet regulatory capital requirements despite a downswing in the credit quality of its fixed-income investments, which is being driven by action on the country's sovereign debt rating and...