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2021 has been a blockbuster year for IPOs in the US with no signs of slowing down, says GlobalData

In the first seven months of 2021, US IPO activity thrived after a lackluster market environment in 2020, says GlobalData. According to the leading data and analytics company’s Deals database, there were 791 IPO listings registered with aggregate deal value of $212.5bn in the first seven months of 2021 on US stock exchanges. Compare this […]

Lightspeed surges ahead of Shopify with recent hiring activity, finds GlobalData

Lightspeed Commerce has surged ahead of its rival Shopify in terms of hiring activity according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Job Analytics database finds that Lightspeed Commerce advertized around 2,600 jobs between January and August 2021*. August saw the most activity from Lightspeed – the most active it has been all year […]

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APAC insurance giants report positive top-line performance, indicating robust premium growth in 2020, reveals GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic-induced rise in demand for life and health insurance products helped the top 20 Asia-Pacific (APAC) public insurance companies report aggregated premium of US$821.4bn, a year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of around 2.5% in their top-line performance in 2020, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Company Profiles Database reveals […]

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Fresh Market ramps up hiring ahead of IPO, finds GlobalData

The Fresh Market Inc (Fresh Market) is hiring across its over 150 supermarkets in the US. The company is defining new business processes for pricing optimization, implementation of experience-based initiatives, and develop plans for high-quality restaurant meal replacement kits. Job postings increased from 849 jobs in January 2021 to 1,377 jobs in August 2021* at […]

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COVID-19 drags down aggregate revenue of top 50 APAC firms by 2.1% in 2020, reveals GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the financial performance of the top companies across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) in 2020. The year-on-year aggregate revenue of the top 50 APAC companies declined by 2.1% to $5,651.2bn in 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Company Interim Reports Database […]

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Monro hopes job listings boost and sign-on bonuses will help meet surge in customers, says GlobalData

US-based automotive company, Monro, has stepped up hiring in hope that it can meet service demands alongside building the workforce required to acquire new stores, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Jobs Analytics database notes that Monro has posted over 3,400 jobs between June 2021 and August 2021*. Interestingly, over 2,000 of […]

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GlobalData forecasts Afghanistan economy to contract within range of 12.4%-22.3% in 2021

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan led to thousands fleeing the country, freezing of funds from multilateral organizations and halting of key development projects which is expected to have a grave impact on the country’s economy. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, revised its economic growth forecast for 2021 to -12.4% in […]

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ByteDance hires to foray into US EdTech space, finds GlobalData

ByteDance has been listing jobs related to early childhood education since January 2021, suggesting its intentions to launch EdTech products to US K-12 schools, notes GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Job Analytics database reveals that ByteDance’s focus has been on developing business cases and partnership plans in North America. Ajay Thalluri, Business Fundamentals […]

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Mentions of ‘cybersecurity’ up in company filings in H1 in search for safer digital operations, says GlobalData

Amid the rush to digitize, cybersecurity has become the need of the hour amid rising cyberattack threats. Mentions of ‘cybersecurity’ in global companies’ earnings transcripts have largely been on the rise since Q2 2020, with nearly 33% growth in H1 2021 compared to the same time last year, according to leading data and analytics company […]

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Vietnam continues to attract foreign companies eying ASEAN expansion, says GlobalData

Following the news that Thailand-based Bank of Ayudhya has agreed to acquire SHB Finance from Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank in Vietnam; Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Bank of Ayudhya is the fifth largest bank in Thailand by assets while SHB Finance is among […]

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UK-based start-ups raise US$16.4bn VC funding during January to July 2021, finds GlobalData

Start-ups in the UK raised the highest venture capital (VC) funding amount among all the European countries during January to July 2021. A total of 1,110 VC funding deals were announced in the UK during the period, while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at US$16.4bn, according to GlobalData, a leading data and […]

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AI-related jobs have increased by 165% since July 2020 due to rapid rise of digitization, says GlobalData

It is often worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will negatively impact employment, but GlobalData notes that the rush for digitization and Industry 4.0 have actually provided a boost to available job opportunities and will continue to do so. The data and analytics company points out that there has been a 165% increase […]

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Just Eat’s hiring spree won’t just stop at the UK, as GlobalData’s Jobs Database reveals scope to hire 2000+ roles in France

Following the news that Just Eat is set to create 1,500 jobs at its Sunderland site; Ajay Thalluri, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view based on the findings of GlobalData’s Jobs Analytics platform: “Just Eat is leaving outsourcing behind when it comes to customer service, and it won’t stop with the UK. The […]

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Apple, Google, Amazon’s Vietnam related sentiments down 7% in 2021 with production shift delays, reveals GlobalData

The spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered sentiments around Vietnam for Apple Inc. (Apple) in 2021, while Alphabet Inc. (Google) and Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon) have had fewer discussions around the country, with a dip in sentiments, according to the Filing Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]

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Tower Semiconductor’s hiring increases by 126% in the US and Israel to meet global chip demand, finds GlobalData

Tower Semiconductor is ramping up fab manufacturing in the US and Israel to meet global demand, according to its recent hiring activity tracked by GlobalData. The data and analytics company notes that Tower Semiconductor increased the number of active job advertisements by over 126% from 30 August 2020 to 127 in August 2021. The majority […]

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Indian startups next only to Chinese counterparts in APAC with US$16.9bn VC funding during January-July 2021, reveals GlobalData

Despite the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic looming large and slow economic recovery, venture capital (VC) investors seem to be reposing faith in the Indian startup ecosystem. In fact, Indian startups stood next only to Chinese counterparts in terms of VC funding value among the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries during January to July 2021, reveals GlobalData, […]

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Delta variant casts shadow on Australia economic recovery, reveals GlobalData

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps across Australia and impacts the recovery prospects of tourism and other sectors, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has revised down the 2021 GDP growth forecast for Australia from 5.19% in July 2021 to 4.97% in August 2021. More than half of Australia’s population went under lockdown […]

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GlobalData reveals list of top 20 fintech influencers in Q2 2021 to follow on Twitter

Fintech adoption was already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the uncertainty related to the pandemic accelerated shift towards digital financial life and it became an indispensable part of daily life. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has ranked the top fintech influencers during the second quarter (Q2) […]

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GlobalData reveals top 20 beauty influencers on Twitter during Q2 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has sprinkled a bittersweet experience for beauty and skincare industry as sales were affected due to widespread store closures, but the silver lining emerged from increasing interest in beauty routines for skincare and haircare. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has ranked the top beauty influencers during the […]

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Apple’s hiring activity sees significant boost for new products and retail stores, reveals GlobalData

Apple has stepped up hiring in the last few months to provide a significant staff boost to its retail stores and new product development, according to research by GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Job Analytics Database reveals that Apple’s job postings increased by 78% in July 2021, when compared to July 2020, and […]

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