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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CWCI found that after declining for nearly a decade, California workers' comp inpatient stays have leveled off and spinal surgeries are trending down....

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, announced today that the Lincoln Private Market Index (LPMI), an index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of U.S. privately held companies, decreased by 2.2% in Q1, driven primarily by a 7.8% decrease for technology companies (driven by an 8.8% decrease for software companies) and a 1.5% decrease for business services companies while all other industries remained flat or modestly up quarter-over...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diamond prices saw mixed trends in April, with small stones recovering even as the 1-carat index continued to decline. Production cuts reduced inventories and supported prices for 0.30- and 0.50-carat goods. This was partly a correction following heavy price drops throughout 2025. Larger diamonds saw a more negative trend during the month, having fared better than small ones last year. Goods located outside the US performed more positively during April than those in...

ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today reported April 2026 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet. April highlights include: Total open interest (OI) up 23% y/...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The pace of job growth among U.S. small businesses showed an increase in April, marking the second consecutive month of gains as employers continued to demonstrate resilience amid ongoing economic uncertainty, according to the latest Paychex Small Business Employment Watch. The national jobs index, which reflects employment growth in U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, rose 0.35 percentage points from March to April (99.16), the largest one‑mont...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shipper spending rose sharply in the first quarter of 2026 as tightening capacity and a surge in diesel fuel prices pushed freight costs significantly higher, even as shipment volumes remained largely flat, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. National shipment volume edged down 0.3% from the fourth quarter of 2025, while shipper spending jumped 12.9% over the same period. This was the largest quarter-over-quarter increase since late 2020. Compa...

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schwab Trading Activity Index™ (STAX) decreased to 50.10 in April, down from its score of 56.04 in March. The only index of its kind, the STAX is a proprietary, behavior-based index that analyzes retail investor stock positions and trading activity from Schwab’s millions of client accounts to illuminate what investors were actually doing and how they were positioned in the markets each month. “Retail clients turned more cautious in April, leading to a secon...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A majority of U.S. contractors are bracing for negative impacts from economic and policy pressures, yet nearly three-quarters (74%) remain optimistic about their business performance in 2026, according to a new study from Dodge Construction Network in partnership with CMiC. The report, Key Business Trends for U.S. Contractors in 2026 SmartMarket Brief, highlights a construction industry navigating a growing convergence of challenges—from tariffs and inflation to labor s...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. retail projections remain balanced through 2026 in a just-released forecast from CoStar, the leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. Consistent with previous expectations, U.S. retail vacancy is anticipated to peak in the mid-4.4% range, edging slightly higher in 2026 before stabilizing and gradually tightening in 2027. Net absorption is forecasted to remain modest through the first half...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xsolla, a leading global video game commerce company, today announced the release of State of the LATAM Games Industry 2026, an exclusive industry report produced by GamesBeat and sponsored by Xsolla. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of Latin America's gaming market, examining the forces shaping player behavior, monetization, development, and esports across the region's most influential markets. The report is being released ahead of gamescom latam, taki...