News by subject: ECO

Homecare Hub, a company creating innovative home care and housing solutions through an on-demand, tech-enabled, small care home...

James O'Sullivan, President and CEO, IGM Financial Inc. will participate in a fireside chat session at the 22nd Annual CIBC Eastern Institutional Investor Conference on Thursday, September 28. He is scheduled to speak at 11:05am ET....

Are historically high mortgage costs and the highest inflation rate in over 30 years enough to dampen Canadians' love of homeownership? A new report from Zolo, Canada's largest independent real estate marketplace, reveals: No! Buyers are willing to...

States that had more invasive COVID-19 restrictions saw small reductions in COVID-19 infection and mortality rates, but saw large negative impacts on employment, economic growth, and children's education outcomes, finds a new brief released today by...

The U.S. housing market has...

The increase in large corporate bankruptcies in the first half of 2023 marked a reversal from a gradual decline in filings since the start of 2021, according to a report released today by Cornerstone Research. The report, Trends in Large Corporate...

European proprietary trading firms and hedge funds are set to expand trading across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region as opportunities and volumes grow, a new study by Acuiti and Trading Technologies has found. European Attitudes to Trading in APAC,...

Florida Community Loan Fund is pleased to announce it has been awarded $60 million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation award from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. FCLF has received a total of...

VIDA AB, owned 70% by Canfor Corporation , announces it will acquire a 50 million board foot sawmill from Ingarp Träskydd for 50 million SEK (CAD$6.0 million). The sawmill has the potential for expansion to 100 million board feet and the transaction...

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the world's leading index provider, and Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe), today announced the upcoming launch of the Cboe S&P 500 Dispersion Index (Dispersion Index or DSPX), the first-of-its-kind to measure the...

In the first half of 2023, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Persero Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) maintained its strong performance, boasting robust capital and a healthy return on equity (ROE) ratio. During the BRI Media Gathering at BRILian Stadium in South...

Dream Exchange is pleased to announce Lorri S. Dotson, a visionary leader and trailblazing entrepreneur who has decided to join a growing group of esteemed investors in the first minority-owned and governed stock exchange. Dotson's journey began in...

Desire for entrepreneurship continues to trend high among Gen Z and MillennialsTwo in three business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs say they've peaked in their career and business ownership was or is their next step to thriveBusiness owners...

Propulsa Innovations is proud to announce the signing of a strategic partnership with MANN+HUMMEL. The global air filtration giant is also becoming a shareholder of Propulsa Innovations. This agreement makes the Saguenay-based company a major player...

IG Wealth Management today announced an investment strategy change to the iProfile Alternatives Private Pool (the "Pool"). The Pool...

Despite the market turbulence in China, strong inflows into ETFs remained resilient in 2023 and particularly in the past two months. According to China Galaxy Research Institute, the AuM of China equity ETFs reached a record high of USD 238 billion...

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). As the pension risk transfer (PRT) market continues to grow, it has become increasingly important to...

Florida's housing market in August reflected similar trends as the past few months ? statewide median sales prices rose year-over-year while sales slowed, according to Florida Realtors®' latest housing data....

The student housing sector starts the school year in a strong position, as preleasing matches last year's solid performance and year-over-year rent growth has continually outpaced 2022's historic growth....

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined by 0.4 percent in August 2023 to 105.4 (2016=100), following a decline of 0.3 percent in July. The LEI is down 3.8 percent over the six-month period between February and August...

The supply of copper, essential for a host of industries and crucial to green technology and the global energy transition, is expected to face a supply gap of nearly 10 million mt within the next ten years according to a new report. The Oregon...

Advanced Graph Enterprise Database Inc. (the "Company" or "AGEDB") is delighted to announce that its products, released last Monday, September 11th, for global market distribution, mark a significant milestone as we look ahead to the year to come....

A news report from China.org.cn on China's Free Trade Zones:   In recent years, more people in China are having all the cherries they want ? the Chile-grown cherries have become more accessible in China, and with their price down by over a half, more...

dxFeed, a trailblazer in data solutions and index management for the global financial industry, including both traditional and crypto sectors, proudly announces the launch of the dxFeed Faces of the Crypto...

The number of adults in the United States with obesity continues to climb according to a new report, State of Obesity 2023: Better Policies for a Healthier America, released today. The report, the 20th annual edition produced by Trust for America's...

Five years of disruption marked by trade wars, the pandemic, geopolitical...

ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its second-quarter 2023 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 84,350 single-family homes and condominiums in the United States were flipped in the...

Effective and up-to-date competition law and enforcement are necessary to promote a competitive marketplace that favours prosperity and affordability for Canadians. To ensure that Canada's competition law remains fit for the modern economy and can...

Porter Airlines is stretching its coast-to-coast network further with the inauguration today of service in Victoria, BC. Daily flights between Toronto Pearson Airport represent another link in a growing network of routes the airline has introduced...

FLO, a leading North American electric vehicle (EV) charging company and a smart charging solutions provider, is advancing the future of EV charging with new collaborations aimed at providing the best charging experience possible for EV drivers....

 California housing market will rebound in 2024 as mortgage rates ebb. Existing, single-family home sales are forecast to total 327,100 units in 2024, an increase of 22.9 percent from 2023's projected pace of 266,200.California's median home price is...

FE Battery Metals Corp. (WKN: A2JC89) ("FE Battery Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce significant findings from its ongoing exploration efforts at the Augustus Lithium Property in Quebec. The Company's latest studies have revealed...

SOMERSET SAVINGS BANK, SLA (the "Bank"), announced today net income of $1.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited), compared to net income of $1.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2022.  June 30, 2023 Year End Highlights: Net income...

Home Equity Lending News LLC (HELN), the exclusive source of breaking news and statistics about second-mortgage lending, has published its Second Mortgage Market Insights Q3 2023. The report, sponsored by Consolidated Analytics Inc., identifies...

New listings rose 1.8% sequentially in August, bucking the typical July-to-August seasonal trend of decline. Last year, new listings declined 12.8% in August, the second month in a streak of six month-to-month declines that ended in January....

This morning, the COP28 President-Designate, Dr....

Andela, the global talent marketplace, released a survey today showing that more than 1 in 4 tech workers (27%) remain remote and 83% of enterprises say that number will increase or remain the same over the next six months. The survey, conducted in...

FLO, a leading North American electric vehicle (EV) charging company and smart charging solutions provider, announced its first sale of the all-new, FLO Ultra fast charger to Green Mountain Power (GMP) in Vermont. Manufactured with a revolutionary...

Inflation, the persistent increase in the general price level of goods and services, is a topic of growing concern worldwide reports Orion Metal Exchange. As it continues to affect economies on a global scale, understanding its multifaceted...

Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are projected to increase 200mm fab capacity by 14% from 2023 through 2026, adding 12 new 200mm volume fabs (excluding EPI) as the industry reaches a record high of more than 7.7 million wafers per month (wpm),...

Wildfires in Maui. Hurricane Idalia in Tampa. Tropical storm Hilary in California. They are just a few of the events in today's era of natural disasters, with 2023 poised to be a record year for US climate and weather catastrophes. ...

Of over 1,000 C-suite and other executives, almost half (44.9%) expect an increase in the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations' supply chains in the year ahead, according to a new Deloitte poll.  The expected increase seems...

Network Media Group Inc. ("Network" or the "Company") announces that, further to the Company's press release on August 29, 2023, it is proceeding with a consolidation (the "Consolidation") of its Common Shares (the "Common Shares") on the basis of...

In the past year, Alberta's economy has weathered the inflation storm better than most. Strong population growth and a revitalised energy sector will continue to put Alberta's economy ahead of the crowd even as it slows in the face of higher interest...

The 7th edition of Additive Manufacturing Research's  "Metal AM Markets: 2023" analyzes global markets for the challenges and opportunities facing metal additive manufacturing (AM) stakeholders. From the $5.4B topline 2023 market size, the report...

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Columbia Banking System Inc. , today announced the findings of...

EverWind Fuels ("EverWind"), Canada's leading large-scale green hydrogen developer, has completed the installation of meteorological and wind data collection equipment on the first of its six MET towers planned for 2023.  Upon completion, EverWind...

A new CIBC poll finds that while more than half of all Canadians (61 per cent) say they have engaged in some sort of cost-cutting behaviour to manage the increased cost of living, very few plan to delay major life events like getting married (2 per...

The report "Kaolin Market by Process (Water-Washed, Airfloat, Calcined, Delaminated, and Surface-Modified & Unprocessed), End-Use Industry (Paper, Ceramic & Sanitarywares, Fiberglass, Paints & Coatings, Rubber, Plastics), and Region - Global Forecast...

ATB Financial will be releasing its latest Economic Outlook forecast on September 19, 2023. A news release with a hyperlink to the report will be distributed through this channel at that time. A member from the ATB Economics team will be available...