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PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small businesses are looking ahead with ambition — but they are also preparing for the pressure that comes when opportunity arrives. Mastercard today introduced Dreamonomics, a new global view of the forces reshaping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perceptions and approach to growth. The research shows that SMEs are redefining growth as controlled momentum: 68% prioritize stability and predictability over fast growth, 54% actively avoid unnecessary fin...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) today announced the publication of its private markets outlook for the second half of 2026, “Resilience in an Evolving Landscape: Growth persists as outcomes diverge.” The research finds that private markets remain supported by resilient economic fundamentals and powerful structural trends, even as elevated rates, geopolitical uncertainty and widening dispersion create a more selective investment environment. The long-term f...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HTEC, a global product engineering and AI transformation company, today released preview findings from its AI Value Realization Report 2026, based on a survey of 1,500 C-level executives across the US, UK, Germany, and the UAE. The research reveals that AI investment is accelerating faster than organizations' ability to absorb it — creating a growing bottleneck between what companies are spending on AI and the value they are actually able to realize from it....

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research from Visa Business and Economic Insights (VBEI) finds that consumers are increasingly shopping, dining, streaming and managing everyday activities from home, driving the rise of the “couch economy.” This trend is creating new opportunities for businesses as consumers increasingly expect products and services to fit seamlessly into their daily routines. The report, The Great Indoors: How the "Couch Economy" Is Redefining Consumer Spending Habits, exam...

WINDSOR, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hedge funds returned 0.83% in August 2026; September net inflows rose 0.65%...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A group of 23 prominent Canadian business, investment, entrepreneurship and public policy leaders convened by The Power Shift are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to make women’s economic participation a core part of Canada’s investment strategy, just days before global investors gather in Toronto for the first Canada Investment Summit. In an open letter released today, the leaders argue that realizing Canada’s ambition to catalyze $1 trillion in investment over t...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. households pay a median $100 a month for mobile phone service — $1,200 a year — according to the 2026 doxoINSIGHTS U.S. Mobile Phone Report, released today by doxo. Built on actual bill payment activity spanning 97% of U.S. ZIP codes, the report finds that 88% of households carry the bill — a market worth $172 billion. That makes the phone bill the second most common household expense in America, behind only electricity, which reaches 90% of homes. It is in more h...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and Jacobs joint venture has been appointed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) as Program Delivery Partner for MetroLink, a transformative transportation program that will provide a high-capacity, sustainable rail connection between North County Dublin, Dublin Airport and the city center, supporting future growth, reducing congestion and enhancing mobility across Ireland's capital. As Program Delivery Partner, the AECOM and Jacobs joint ventu...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a premier provider of title, settlement, and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, today published the 150th episode of The REconomy Podcast™, reaching the milestone nearly six years after it was launched. Designed to deliver economic insights for real estate professionals and anyone interested in real estate and related economic issues in und...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICSC: ATTN: Retail/Real Estate/Business/Economic Editors and Reporters WHO: ICSC WHAT: The ICSC Consumer Economy Report is a new quarterly look at the forces shaping household spending and what they mean for the consumer economy. Combining ICSC’s proprietary consumer research with the latest economic data, the report tracks how Americans are feeling, spending and adapting as conditions change. WHEN: ICSC conducted consumer surveys online in summer 2026 from July 29, 2...