Economic & Analysis News

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the U.S. directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance segment has reaped the collective benefit of tighter risk selection, more disciplined underwriting and moderating premium decreases in recent years, competitive market conditions and an evolving liability risk landscape moving forward may constrain near-term profit margins, according to a new AM Best report. AM Best recently revised its market segment outlook for the D&O sector to stable from...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expedia Group today announced a new partnership with PredictHQ, the leading provider of real-world context, integrating its verified event signals and predictive demand intelligence directly into Partner Central,1 the platform lodging partners use to manage their business. The integration gives lodging partners a clearer view of rising travel demand by combining PredictHQ’s forward-looking demand forecasts with Expedia Group’s rich traveler insights, empowering them to...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman's latest Pension Buyout Index results analyze the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Private markets entered 2026 on firmer footing, as deal activity rebounds and supportive financial conditions help to extend the cycle, according to New York Life Investment Management’s 2026 Private Markets Outlook, “Extending the cycle: growth and opportunity across private markets.” The outlook finds that private markets activity is improving, with opportunity increasingly driven by selectivity and diversification, as investors lean into more complex and fragmented...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xsolla, a leading global video game commerce company, announces its sponsorship of the Türkiye Game Market Report 2025, a comprehensive new study examining the scale, structure, and trajectory of Türkiye’s fast-growing gaming industry. Developed by Gaming in Türkiye, the report takes the pulse of Türkiye’s gaming ecosystem in 2025, offering a detailed analysis of revenue performance, player behavior, platform distribution, and broader market dynamics. Xsolla sponso...

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles Schwab, a leader in investing and trading with $12.15 trillion in total client assets and more than nine million daily average trades, today announced the findings of its Q1 2026 Trader Sentiment Survey, which found that trader market sentiment declined modestly with 52% describing themselves as bullish, compared to 57% in Q4 2025. The dip was driven by traders at each end of the generational spectrum, with the most pronounced decline seen among younger...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The weekly average mortgage rate has dropped to 6.01%, its lowest level since September 2022. That has pushed the median U.S. monthly housing payment down to $2,599, 2.6% lower than a year ago, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Wages are nearly 4% higher than they were a year ago, improving affordability further. Homebuyers have gained $34,000 in purchasing power since last year, when rates were sitting around 6.9%. Fal...

MILTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schneider Electric Canada, a global leader in energy management and industrial automation, announces the grand opening of its new Canadian head office and EcoFit™ Center in Milton, Ontario. The new headquarters, which relocated from Mississauga, consolidates multiple sites into a modern, collaborative hub designed to support R&D, software services, training, and back-office operations. The location also becomes home to the newly relocated EcoFit™ Center Can...

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VulnCheck, the exploit intelligence company, today released the 2026 VulnCheck Exploit Intelligence Report (VEIR), a first-of-its-kind analysis of real-world exploitation trends and attacker behavior, along with its inaugural list of the 50 most routinely targeted vulnerabilities of the past year. By separating vulnerability disclosure data from confirmed exploitation, the report is designed to help security teams prioritize remediation based on operational ri...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best is revising its outlook for Germany’s life insurance segment to stable from negative. In its new Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: Germany Life Insurance”, AM Best states that the revision of its outlook primarily reflects the stabilisation of key trends for the segment in the current positive interest rate environment. In addition, AM Best notes that life insurance premium income is expected to remain resilient over the next 12 months, d...