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PRINCETON, N.J. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MacKay Municipal Managers™, the municipal bond team of specialty fixed income manager MacKay Shields, today released its 2026 Municipal Bond Market Insights Mid-Year Update, noting that the firm's five key municipal market themes identified at the beginning of the year remain largely intact despite evolving market conditions. At the midpoint of 2026, MacKay Municipal Managers™ believes the municipal market will continue to offer investors a compel...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kerrigan Advisors today released the results of its fourth annual OEM survey, providing unique, and not often public, insights into the perspectives of US automotive manufacturer executives. Reflecting a strong outlook for US automotive retail among OEMs, the 2026 Kerrigan OEM Survey reveals that OEMs are increasingly seeing AI as a profitability driver at the retail level, as they navigate softening new vehicle sales and absorb the lion’s share of tariff...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fortress Investment Group today released its 2026 Mid-Year Outlook, authored by Chief Strategist Elizabeth Burton. The report strikes a posture that is “cautious, but selectively constructive,” arguing that a spring easing in geopolitical risk and energy has calmed markets – but the underlying setup remains fragile. “From where we sit, the outlook may call for positioning that is less a bet on catastrophe than an insistence on being paid to wait – on cash flows, uncor...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The recovery in prices for small diamonds gained momentum in June, with the 0.30- and 0.50-carat categories seeing sharper increases. The Rapaport Trade Diamond Index (RAPI™) rose 4.2% for 0.30-carat diamonds, up from a 2.1% gain in May. The 0.50-carat RAPI increased 1.3%, also higher than May’s 0.9% rise. The 1-carat index dipped 0.7%. RAPI for 3 carats rose 0.4%, turning positive after a May decline. Inventory reductions continued to support the upward price correct...

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best is maintaining its stable outlook on Guatemala’s insurance industry, citing market expansion supported by economic growth and controlled inflation.The new Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: Guatemala Insurance,” states that Guatemala is forecast to see GDP growth moderate in 2026, though still supported by private consumption and remittance inflows. However, the outlook is subject to heightened uncertainty given potential impact of the Mi...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the wealth created through the two massive AI public offerings coming down the pipeline, current and former employees of OpenAI and Anthropic could buy nearly one-third (29%) of all homes in San Francisco, where both companies are headquartered. That’s not just homes listed for sale—it’s 29% of all homes in the entire metro area, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. OpenAI With the wealth created through OpenAI’s anti...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orca Security, a leader in cloud and AI security, today released its 2026 State of AI Security Report, offering a first-hand view into how AI is being deployed across more than 1,200 production cloud environments. The findings show AI is no longer limited to isolated pilots or developer experiments. Organizations are embedding AI into production applications, cloud services, and autonomous workflows faster than security programs can adapt. More than half (56%) o...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. pending home sales rose 1.3% from a week earlier to their highest level since the first half of May during the four weeks ending July 5. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. This data is seasonally adjusted. Homebuying demand picked up partly because of temporarily declining mortgage rates. The weekly average rate dipped to 6.43% on July 2, its lowest level in six weeks, as negotiations between the U.S. and Ira...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new GuidePoint Security report finds ransomware victims rose 43% YoY in Q2 as threat actors use AI to increase productivity....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACCF released a new report, commissioned by CCAGW, exposing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation as a costly and ineffective program....