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US businesses are concerned 2023 challenges may carry into 2024 and worsen
Economic Trends

US businesses are concerned 2023 challenges may carry into 2024 and worsen

Posted on March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Malav Parekh

While 2023 was all about inflation and interest rates, 2024 is expected to more directly concern the economy as concerns linger despite slowing inflation. Our…

Retirees prefer a hands-on approach to making travel arrangements
Consumer Technology

Retirees prefer a hands-on approach to making travel arrangements

Posted on February 28, 2024February 27, 2024 by Michael Nocerino

The new Retirement & Lifestyle Trends survey series focuses on the experiences of retired and near-retired respondents from our Leading Indicator sample to better understand…

Tech M&A Outlook Survey: A historic bust-to-boom reversal in 2024?
Business Trends

Tech M&A Outlook Survey: A historic bust-to-boom reversal in 2024?

Posted on February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 by Brenon Daly

As painful as the post-pandemic tech M&A slump has been, the market has found the bottom and is set to rebound sharply in 2024. That’s…

Technology sector defies US job trends
Economic Trends

Technology sector defies US job trends

Posted on May 10, 2023May 11, 2023 by Soon Chen Kang

While strong US job numbers have somewhat shrugged off fears of a recession, job cuts at banks and technology companies signal that certain sectors are…

Inflation cutting into holiday shopping plans
eCommerce

Inflation cutting into holiday shopping plans

Posted on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Soon Chen Kang

Retailers are facing a gloomy holiday outlook as rising inflation and a looming recession force consumers to rein in spending. A recent 451 Alliance survey…

Green Funds Have a Paris Alignment Problem
Economic Trends

Green Funds Have a Paris Alignment Problem

Posted on September 2, 2022September 1, 2022 by Soon Chen Kang

Environmental, social and governance-themed investment is one of the fastest-growing segments in asset management because investors are keen to pour money into organizations and bond…

M&A Still Running Hot
Business Trends

M&A Still Running Hot

Posted on January 4, 2022December 21, 2021 by Brenon Daly

Spending on tech M&A in November 2021 hit its highest total since summer, elevating this year’s astonishing, already-record level to even loftier heights. Led by…

Businesses Lack Confidence in Government Policies to Help Them
Business Trends

Businesses Lack Confidence in Government Policies to Help Them

Posted on December 30, 2021December 21, 2021 by Michael Nocerino

The 451 Alliance’s Fall 2021 Business Trends survey highlighted a handful of macroeconomic forces that are having the biggest impacts on the business outlook, including…

The Rise of the Machines
Business Trends

The Rise of the Machines

Posted on September 30, 2021October 15, 2021 by Brenon Daly

In the early locked-down days of the pandemic, US businesses worried about finding enough customers to buy their products. Now, in a sign of how…

COVID-19 and Consumer Spending – An Unhappy Couple
Economic Trends

COVID-19 and Consumer Spending – An Unhappy Couple

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Duncan Bowling

At this point in the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve become acclimated to constant change: change in our work environments, social habits and daily routines. It seems…

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