The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index™ (PCI) is a real-time measure of the flow of goods to US factories, retailers, and consumers. April’s results represent the seventeenth consecutive month of year-over-year improvement in the index, up 3.5 percent. A little over a year after its release, the index continues to receive increasingly frequent and widespread coverage in national media. In this CRA Insights, we describe some of the work by CRA and others that led to the creation of the PCI as well as the importance of the index as a strong indicator of the progress of the US economy’s recovery.
Securities Litigation Flash: Q4 2024
Filing trends Section 10(b) and Section 11 filings totaled 209 in 2024, 1% more than in 2023 and 13% more than in 2022. There were 47 filings in Q4 2024, 15%...