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Global Business Optimism Continues to Climb as Businesses Indicate Sustained Confidence

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today released its Q2 2024 Global Business Optimism Insights report.

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Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, today released its Q2 2024 Global Business Optimism Insights report.
The latest quarterly report highlights a sustained positive trend in the global business outlook, with the Dun & Bradstreet Global Business Optimism Index rising 5.4% quarter over quarter.
“The continued improvement in overall business optimism indicates that businesses are regaining stability after grappling with inflationary pressures and global monetary tightening,” said Neeraj Sahai, President of Dun & Bradstreet International.
Increasingly businesses are mitigating these risks by leveraging data to identify opportunities for reshoring, nearshoring, and friend shoring.”
Key findings from the Q2 report reveals:
The Global Business Optimism Index increased 5.4%, with businesses feeling more optimistic about the global macroeconomic environment, particularly regarding inflation.

The 2024 Career Optimism Index® Study Highlights Shift from The Great Resignation to a Great Talent Stagnation – and How Employers Can Break Through

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

This year's Index, the fourth consecutive year it has been fielded, reveals that workers and employers are facing a critical moment of talent stagnation in the workplace.

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This year's Index, the fourth consecutive year it has been fielded, reveals that workers and employers are facing a critical moment of talent stagnation in the workplace.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240402915055/en/
Highlights from University of Phoenix's Career Institute® 2024 Career Optimism Index®, a comprehensive study examining the state of American workers' career trajectories and sentiments about the future of their job and career opportunities.
Meanwhile, 44% of employers say their top challenge to finding talent in the past year is a lack of well-qualified applicants.
For more information about the University of Phoenix Career Institute® and the complete Career Optimism Index® Study, visit www.phoenix.edu/career-institute .

bioAffinity Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was approximately $2.2 million, up from no revenue for the prior-year period.

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Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was approximately $2.2 million, up from no revenue for the prior-year period.
Research and development expenses were $432,000 for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with $429,000 for the comparable period in 2022.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with $1.2 million for the comparable period in 2022.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $2.4 million, compared with a net loss of $1.7 million for the comparable period in 2022.

The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic Celebrate Earth Month With New Global Cross-Platform Campaign, ourHOME

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Monday, April 1, 2024

The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic announced today a new global cross-platform campaign, ourHOME, timed to coincide with Earth Month.

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The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic announced today a new global cross-platform campaign, ourHOME, timed to coincide with Earth Month.
ourHOME will touch every area of The Walt Disney Company:
DisneyPlanetPossible.com – Destination detailing actions The Walt Disney Company is taking to protect, restore and celebrate our planet.
All relevant social handles will be celebrating ourHOME all month long, including: @Disney; @Disney+; @NatGeo; @NatGeoTV; @NatGeoWILD; @NatGeoTravel; @Disney; @NatGeoAdventure; @NatGeoDocs.
ourHOME campaign will be part of Disney Earth Month celebrations around the world in major regions in EMEA, APAC and LATAM.

Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA) Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results and Business Highlights

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc .® (Nasdaq: RKDA), a producer and marketer of innovative, plant-based health and wellness products, today released its financial and business results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023.

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Arcadia Biosciences, Inc .® (Nasdaq: RKDA), a producer and marketer of innovative, plant-based health and wellness products, today released its financial and business results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023.
“Arcadia has significantly improved quality of revenues and has now delivered two straight years of gross profit growth for the first time in its history.
“The foundation we have laid over the past two years provides optimism for even stronger results in 2024.
Building on its success with GoodWheat high-fiber pasta, Arcadia launched two new product categories in 2023: pancake/waffle mixes and mac & cheese.

New Research from Elastic Finds Conversational Search Could Yield Staggering Productivity Returns

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

However, early adoption continues to be slowed by chaotic data estates, search challenges, and fears around privacy and security, regulation, and internal skills gaps.

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However, early adoption continues to be slowed by chaotic data estates, search challenges, and fears around privacy and security, regulation, and internal skills gaps.
This points to optimism that these technologies are poised to drive operational efficiencies and productivity, accelerate decision-making, improve customer engagement, and bolster security postures.
“While data may fuel this technology, search is the engine that powers its effectiveness.
“In particular, GenAI is transforming the data management, security, and search challenges many businesses continue to face.

Russell Investments’ Strategists: Soft-landing Still at Risk

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Russell Investments’ strategists believe soft-landing optimism can deliver more near-term market gains but the risks of a sharper economic slowdown later in the year are elevated.

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Russell Investments’ strategists believe soft-landing optimism can deliver more near-term market gains but the risks of a sharper economic slowdown later in the year are elevated.
In addition, default rates on credit cards and auto loans are above pre-pandemic levels.
In the corporate sector, high-yield default rates are picking up and commercial real estate delinquencies continue to rise.
Russell Investments’ key asset-class views at the beginning of Q2 2024 include the following:
The equity market outlook is constrained by expensive valuation multiples, optimistic industry consensus earnings growth expectations, and overbought sentiment.

Grant Thornton survey: M&A professionals prepare for deal volume increase

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Monday, March 25, 2024

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The survey, which polled 238 M&A professionals, found that 81% of respondents expect deal volume to increase or significantly increase over the next six months.

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The survey, which polled 238 M&A professionals, found that 81% of respondents expect deal volume to increase or significantly increase over the next six months.
Forty-one percent of respondents expect valuations to increase, and 40% predict they will stay the same over the next six months.
Many respondents attributed the recent deal volume decrease to misalignment in valuation expectations between sellers and buyers.
Pitchbook data shows that in the IT sector, deal activity and especially deal value plummeted in 2023, with the overall IT deal value last year marking a six-year low.

Intranasal Delivery of shRNA Edits to Silence 5-HT2A Receptor Shows Promise in Enhancing Memory and Alleviating Anxiety

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

In a groundbreaking study, they successfully used a non-invasive intranasal delivery platform to administer short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) that targets the 5-HT2A receptor resulting in long-lasting improvements in memory and reduced anxiety in animal models.

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In a groundbreaking study, they successfully used a non-invasive intranasal delivery platform to administer short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) that targets the 5-HT2A receptor resulting in long-lasting improvements in memory and reduced anxiety in animal models.
Neurological disorders such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), depression, and anxiety disorders pose significant challenges to public health worldwide.
In this study, the researchers designed shRNA sequences to specifically target and silence the human HTR2A gene, which is associated with anxiety and memory.
The ability to bypass the blood-brain barrier using intranasal delivery opens up new avenues for precision-based therapeutics in neurological disorders."

Organizations Bullish on AI Adoption Despite Losing an Average of $406M Each Year Due to Underperforming AI Models

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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Organizations lose on average 6% of their global annual revenues, or $406 million, based on respondents from organizations with an average global annual revenue of $5.6 billion (USD).

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Organizations lose on average 6% of their global annual revenues, or $406 million, based on respondents from organizations with an average global annual revenue of $5.6 billion (USD).
This is due to underperforming AI models, which are built using inaccurate or low-quality data, resulting in misinformed business decisions.
At the same time, organizations express challenges of data inaccuracies and hallucinations, and concerns around data governance and security.
In fact, organizations admit that their data scientists spend the majority (67%) of their time preparing data, rather than building AI models.