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Netflix, Disney find themselves at opposite ends of sentiment spectrum in India, reveals GlobalData

American over-the-top (OTT) content platform Netflix dominates in certain Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries such as Australia and Malaysia, according to the subscription video on demand (SVOD) forecasts by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Yet, Netflix has significant ground to gain in India, with sentiments around India down year-on-year in 2021* while Disney’s sentiments are […]
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Crypto discussions among corporates grew in Q1 2021, yet negativity persists, says GlobalData

Despite the market volatility, cryptocurrency has gained traction among corporates over the last five years, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s filing analytics database reveals that, mentions of ‘crypto’ and related keywords in company filings rose by over 125% in Q1 2021, compared to Q4 2020 – the sharpest increase since the […]
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Sentiments around China up by 16% in 2021 as US firms continue to rely for domestic supply, reveals GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic and strained economic ties between the US and China impacted the sentiments of US-based companies around China in 2020. However, sentiments seem to have gained ground in 2021* growing year-on-year by around 16%, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Rinaldo Pereira, Senior Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “With no […]
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Renewable resources discussions grow multifold in 2020 as fossil fuel demand dwindles, says GlobalData

‘Renewable energy’ mentions in oil and gas companies’ earnings transcripts increased by over 150% in 2020 compared to 2019, while mentions in 2021* surpassed more than a half of 2020, according to GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics platform. This trend is expected to continue as dwindling energy demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed oil […]
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Tech sector’s shortage mentions rose by 74% in Q1 2021 as supply-demand gap widens, says GlobalData

Several tech manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, Sony and Acer, are facing production issues due to the ongoing component shortage. Discussions around shortage and related keywords rose quarter-on-quarter by 74% in Q1 2021 compared to Q4 2020, with around 17% of the mentions about impacts on production and capacity, according to the Filing Analytics platform by […]
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Deal-making activity in the travel & tourism sector declined by 25.4% during May 2021, finds GlobalData

A total of 53 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity, and venture financing) were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during May, which is a decline of 25.4% over 71 deals announced in April, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “May […]
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Robust demand for digital transformation helped majority of top 25 tech companies by revenue demonstrate strong business growth in pandemic-hit year, says GlobalData

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 of the top 25 technology companies by revenue reported a year-on-year (YoY) rise in revenue, with 28% seeing double-digit growth Approximately 50% of the top 25 technology companies by revenue recorded double-digit growth in their YoY net profit The top 25 technology companies that reported considerable improvement in profitability over […]
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Twitter Influencers see ‘United Airlines’ decision to buy supersonic planes a leap towards sustainable and faster aviation, finds GlobalData

United Airlines Inc. (United Airlines) has entered into an agreement with Boom Supersonic to buy its first supersonic commercial jet ‘Overture’. United Airlines is the first American airline company to go for commercial supersonic jet, which will be based on sustainable air-fuel and will be operational by 2029. Against this backdrop, the company witnessed more […]
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Sustainable business initiatives helped majority of the top 25 retailers by revenue thrive in pandemic-hit year, says GlobalData

Among the top 25 retailers by revenue, close to one-third reported double-digit year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue Approximately 70% recorded growth in their YoY net earnings Fiscal 2020 was arguably the most difficult year in recent history due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, with the timely adoption of strategic and operational changes, retailers worldwide were […]
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Deal activity in cybersecurity space witnessed fluctuating fortunes during 2016-2020, says GlobalData

Venture capital (VC) funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the cybersecurity space fluctuated during 2016-2020, according to GlobalData, a leading and data analytics company. VC deal volume announcement in the cybersecurity space shrank by 16.5% from 762 in 2019 to 636 deals in 2020 and the deal value declined by 25.6% from US$17.1bn […]
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