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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "The US Annuity Market (by Type, Distribution Channel, Contract Type, Investment Category, Asset Under Management, & Annuity Premium): Insights and Forecast (2025-2029)" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The US annuity market is experiencing significant growth, driven by factors such as rising market volatility and inflation concerns. With an expected market value of US$388.42 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.98%, annuities offer invest...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In this year’s edition of the Equity Gilt Study, Barclays Research analysts delve into the transformational power of AI, offering a long-term view on how AI-driven disruption and other structural forces are likely to shape the global economy in the years ahead. Beyond the technological shifts, analysts find that AI will accelerate major changes across supply chains, labor markets and the future of work. “AI is already changing many aspects of the modern economy and fina...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its March 2025 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers that s...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its March 2025 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers that s...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its March 2025 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers that s...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — The 2025 spring homebuying season is lackluster, with record-high housing costs and widespread economic instability keeping would-be homebuyers at bay, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Mortgage-purchase applications are down 6% month over month, and Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index—a measure of tours and other buying services from Redfin agents—is essentially flat. Pending home sales fell,...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman has just released its annual corporate Pension Funding Study announcing the funded status of the largest US corporate pensions....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases a new quarterly report highlighting our Chief Strategist Van Hesser’s view on key economic indicators, as well as what he identifies as the most influential factors driving credit markets in the upcoming quarter. The report also examines credit market valuations in the context of current and future market conditions. KBRA expects key factors driving credit market conditions in Q2 to include reduced visibility due to policy uncertainty, loosening developm...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In this quarterly update, we review the more than 2,200 KBRA assessments completed for 1,972 unique middle market (MM)-sponsored borrowers over the last 12 months (LTM) ending March 31, 2025. These companies collectively account for $983 billion in debt, offering a clear view of the overall direct lending market. We examine key trends shaping credit quality by company size and sector and describe the sectors where revenue growth is expected to slow the most amid broad...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time in 20 months, demand for office space did not increase year-over-year during the first two months of the year, according to the latest VTS Office Demand Index (VODI) report. However, a surge in March activity reversed January and February’s dip, bringing office demand up 4.6 percent year-over-year by the end of Q1. The slowdown at the start of the quarter reflects growing uncertainty in the economy amid recent tension in global trade. Declining job...