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BREA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HdL Companies, a leading provider of revenue enhancement and economic development services for local governments, has released its fourth quarter 2024 sales tax data, revealing a 1.2% decline in local one cent sales and use tax receipts compared to the same quarter last year, after adjusting for accounting anomalies. Andy Nickerson, CEO of HdL Companies, commented on the results: "The fourth quarter is typically the highest sales tax generating period of the year,...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--bioAffinity Technologies is implementing efficiency measures for CyPath Lung that streamline lab processing and data acquisition and reduce lab costs....

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LG Ad Solutions, a global leader in connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, today announced findings from “The Big Shift 2025” – the company’s fourth installment of its annual insights series to determine consumer perceptions and behaviors related to CTV viewership. The connected TV home screen has evolved beyond just a gateway to shows and movies. Viewers are now embracing their TV’s broader capabilities, engaging with built-in content hubs for...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Nearly one in four (24%) U.S. residents are canceling plans to make a major purchase, such as a home or a car, because of President Trump’s new tariff policies, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. An additional one in three (32%) are delaying plans to make a major purchase. That’s according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Ipsos between April 10-14, 2025. The nationally repre...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Nationwide, the median home-sale price rose 2.6% year over year during the four weeks ending April 13, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s roughly the same as the increases Redfin has seen over the past month, but down from 5% to 6% growth at the end of 2024 and the start of 2025. On a metro level, the median home-sale price is down from a year ago in 10 of the 50 most populous U.S. m...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Trump administration’s shifting tariff policies continue to change with each new headline — often framed as part of the “Art of the Deal” — consumers nationwide are left grappling with uncertainty and, more troublingly, a declining sense of financial security. A new study from Strategic Vision reveals that these unpredictable moves drive a three-way split in reactive behavior: nearly one-third of near-term vehicle buyers are rushing to finalize purchases befor...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — The typical U.S. home that went under contract in March was on the market for 47 days—the longest period for any March since 2019. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. By comparison, the typical home was selling in under half that time during the peak of the pandemic homebuying frenzy. March marked five years since the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, and many U.S. housing metr...

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bankruptcy inquiries surged in the first quarter to their highest level since early 2020, signaling a potential summer wave of filings, LegalShield reported today. The legal service provider's data, historically a leading indicator of bankruptcy and other consumer financial trends, suggests record consumer debt and new tariffs could push financially strained households past their breaking point. "Bankruptcy inquiries hit the highest we've seen since early 2020, just...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When you leave a job, you might not think twice about what happens to your 401(k). But what you don’t think about can cost you. New analysis from PensionBee reveals how discreet non-employee fees on retirement accounts can snowball into nearly $18,000 in lost funds over time. The findings highlight the surprising impact of these innocuous account maintenance fees on left-behind retirement accounts. When employees change jobs, many retirement providers may start chargi...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the global solar sector in the first quarter of 2025. Total corporate funding in the solar sector reached $4.8 billion across 39 deals in Q1 2025—a 41% decline year-over-year (YoY) compared to $8.2 billion raised through 42 deals in Q1 2024. However, funding was up 20% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) from the...