★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy US to Boost Domestic Battery Metal Production, But Deficits Could Persist Without New Investments As demand for battery technology ramps up alongside the global electric vehicle (EV) transition, the United States has put plans in…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 7, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)ServicesTransportation Alphabet and Amazon Expand Drone Delivery Pilots, FedEx Adds Autonomous “Middle Mile” Logistics Drone delivery continues to be rolled out by major technology and logistics companies. With McKinsey projecting 1.5 million drone deliveries this…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 6, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesManufacturing & LogisticsTransportation China’s Elevated EV Prices Unlikely to Halt Domestic Expansion as New Stimulus Looms Chinese EV manufacturers produced strong sales results in 2021. That success extended into the first quarter of 2022 as well,…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 5, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerServicesTransportation Cruise Lines Push Back Profitability Forecasts, But New CDC Directives Signal Hope for Summer Season As airlines and hotels return to pre-pandemic levels of demand and occupancy, the cruise industry has seemingly fallen behind a…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 4, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerServicesTechnology Video Game Investment Continues to Rise After Record-Breaking 2021, Interest in Metaverse Surging Video game investments tripled in 2021 to a record $38.5 billion and the remarkable pace of dealmaking looks primed to…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 31, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment US-Europe LNG Trade Set to Skyrocket as Russia Rolls Out Rubles for Gas Threat The flow of Russian gas to Europe continues to wind down and has been further complicated by Russia's new demand…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 30, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Services Streaming Services Finally Conquer Oscars’ Top Category, Set to Expand Content Spend in 2022 With Apple TV+'s "CODA" taking best picture at the 94th Academy Awards, the landscape of the film industry has been…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 29, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & Environment Green Hydrogen Projects Accelerate, Bolstering EU Energy Independence and Climate Friendly Initiatives Countries around the world are setting aside massive amounts of funding for green hydrogen projects, aiming to develop a new alternative…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 28, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction Housing Data Points Toward Potential Slowdown on the Horizon, Mortgage Rates Soar to Three-Year Highs The red-hot US housing market could be approaching an inflection point in coming months as home prices continue to soar…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 24, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy China Signals New Stimulus Measures, But All Signs Point to Persistent Real Estate Struggles Chinese equities have staged a major comeback over the last week after Beijing mounted a verbal intervention to reverse a…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 23, 2022