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Global hiring a mixed bag in 2021 after the highs and lows of 2020, finds GlobalData

Global hiring activity witnessed a momentous 2020 with significant changes throughout the year. The pharma and retail sectors saw pronounced hiring, and the active job index for these industries surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels in 2021 – notably with a dip in 2020. Meanwhile, the travel and tourism and automotive sectors reacted sharply with the number of […]

Global economy to rebound in 2021 with APAC to lead recovery, says GlobalData

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is set to become the fastest growing in terms of GDP growth in the world followed by the Americas, Europe and the Middle East & Africa (MEA) in 2021, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Economic factors in this ranking that are aiding global regional recovery include the […]

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Consumer discretionary sector drives S&P 500 index performance

Consumer discretionary stocks led the S&P 500 charge between 31 January 2020 and 31 January 2021, while energy stocks remained the worst performing sector, according to analysis by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aggregate market cap of S&P 500 index constituents grew 18% from $28.4 trillion to $33.5 trillion over the period, and the index posted an annual return of 15.2% – whereas the return was […]

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Influencers on Twitter cherish Jaguar decision to go all electric by 2025, reveals GlobalData

Influencers on Twitter cherished when Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (JLR) unveiled its new global strategy to achieve net zero carbon emission by going electric, which led to a staggering 400% jump in influencer conversations on Twitter during the third week of February 2021 over the previous week, according to GlobalData, a leading data and […]

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ByteDance ramps up recruitment in Singapore as India makes TikTok ban permanent, observes GlobalData

After realizing that the ban of video-sharing social networking service TikTok will be permanent in India, China-based ByteDance is downsizing workforce in India but ramping up recruitment in Singapore, observes GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Job Analytics Database reveals that about 25% of total job postings by ByteDance are […]

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Discussions around Japan by companies slump as GDP growth slows, yet posted jobs silver lining in Q1 2021, says GlobalData

Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, witnessed a 4.8% contraction in last year due to COVID-19, its first annual contraction in 11 years. This reflects in the earnings transcripts of the companies, in which discussions around Japan decreased by around 13% in 2020, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Filing Analytics […]

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G20 economies managing the headwinds of COVID-19 pandemic with V-shaped recovery expected in 2021, says GlobalData

A V-shaped economic recovery is expected in most G20 nations in 2021 as lockdown restrictions are removed and vaccinations are rolled out. G20 GDP growth in 2020 remained below the pre-crisis high, with a contraction of 4.6%. However, GDP is anticipated to observe 5.2% growth in 2021, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]

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Zomato looks to bolster finances to remain competitive in Indian online food delivery market, says GlobalData

Following the news that Indian food delivery startup Zomato has raised US$250m in a fresh funding round; Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “After the latest funding round, Zomato has emerged as the most-valued foodtech unicorn in India with a valuation of US$5.4bn. It testifies the […]

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Over 2,800 AI start-ups received funding from more than 3,700 VC investors during 2020

Among all the technology themes, artificial intelligence (AI) attracted the largest number of investors during 2020, while blockchain and cybersecurity led in terms of investors-to-idea ratio (number of venture capital (VC) investors / number of funded companies) and average deal size, respectively, according to GlobalData, a leading and data analytics company. Over 2,800 AI start-ups […]

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GlobalData reveals top 10 solar power influencers on Twitter during Q4 2020

An analysis of GlobalData’s Solar Power Influencer Platform, which tracks more than 150 leading industry experts and their discussions pertaining to the emerging trends, pain areas, new fields of innovation and other popular areas on Twitter, has revealed Tor Valenza, founder and CMO at UnThink Solar, as the top influencer on solar power during the […]

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Tesla sees 60% surge in influencer conversations on Twitter post bitcoin investment, reveals GlobalData

Tesla Inc. (Tesla) witnessed a dramatic 60% jump in influencer conversations on Twitter during the second week of February 2021 over the previous week, following the electric vehicle manufacturer’s announcement to invest US$1.5bn to incorporate bitcoin into its payment infrastructure, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. In a recent update to its […]

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GlobalData reveals top 10 spirits influencers on Twitter during Q4 2020

An analysis of GlobalData’s Spirits Influencer Platform, which tracks more than 700 leading industry experts and their discussions pertaining to the emerging trends, pain areas, new fields of innovation and other popular areas on Twitter, has revealed Steve Rush, a spirits writer with specialization in whiskey, as the top spirits influencer during the fourth quarter […]

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AI and cloud help Baidu beat Q4 2020 earnings estimates and bring closer to EV ambitions, says GlobalData

Following the release of Baidu Inc’s financial results for the fourth quarter (Q4) and fiscal year ended 31 December 2020, Alisha Bajpai Singh, Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Baidu reported a revenue of CNY30,263m in Q4 2020, an increase of 7.2% over CNY28,232m in Q3 2020, which was […]

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VC investors continue to repose faith in Chinese companies in 2020, reveals GlobalData

Despite a wave of antitrust moves against tech giants such as Alibaba and Tencent, venture capital (VC) investors seem to be reposing their faith in China-based companies. Edtech, aerospace, memory chips and ride-hailing found the most favor with VC investors in 2020. China, which has several companies working in these areas, dominated the list of […]

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US continues to top cross-border M&A activity

The US secured the top spots in terms of outbound and inbound mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume and value in 2020, despite witnessing a decline in activity during the COVID-hit 2020. Meanwhile, China continued to remain attractive to foreign investors and emerged as a notable exception to witness growth in inbound M&A activity, according […]

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Apple and Alphabet only FAANG companies to see sentiment decline in Q1 2021

Apple and Alphabet were the only FAANG companies to see earnings transcript sentiment decline in Q1 2021, according to the Filing Analytics database by leading data and analytics company GlobalData. Both tech giants saw around 2% decline in Q1 2021*, compared to the previous quarter while Facebook, Amazon and Netflix saw 3.8%, 8.4% and 15% […]

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ASEAN economies poised for robust recovery with 6% real GDP growth in 2021, says GlobalData

Receding daily COVID-19 cases, rollout of vaccines, increased spending by the governments along with easing of monetary restrictions will help revive the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN*) economies in 2021 with their real GDP forecasted to rise by 6%, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Despite the contraction in real GDP in […]

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GameStop unlikely to showcase largescale gains in 2021 despite sentiment growth in Q4 2020

GlobalData’s Filing Analytics platform found that GameStop’s earning transcript sentiment score rose by around 9.7% in Q4 2020 compared to Q3 2020. Starting mid-January 2021, the company’s stock grew almost 100x until 27 January 2021. However, most of its stock gains were lost by the end of the first week of February 2021. Notwithstanding sentiment […]

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Japan cities to be deprived of economic gains from Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19 resurgence, says GlobalData

The resurgence of COVID-19 cases across Japan in winter season and the delay in mass inoculation process are likely to reduce the gains expected for the local economies during Tokyo Olympics, thereby delay the economic recovery of Japanese cities in 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Since the beginning of January […]

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Deal activity in Asia-Pacific likely to remain muted for some more time in 2021, says GlobalData

A total of 818 deals were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in January 2021, which is a decline of 42.3% over the 1,417 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that the deal volume during the month more […]

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