US interest rate increase not seen as 2016 M&A concern by many

Worldwide smart glass market is expected to reach US $5.81 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 19.5% between 2015 and 2020. Optimal energy saving is driving the smart glass market. Robust demand expected for smart glass in premium automotive sector during the forecast period.

- PineBridge Investments forecasts 2.7% GDP growth in the United States
- Eurozone growth projected to slightly improve to 1.6%, driven by cyclical forces
- GDP growth in India will rise to 7.7% while China slows to 6.5%; Japan stagnant at 0.8%
- Strengthening consumer will help offset struggling industries, leading to "growth bounce"
- Diverging global monetary policy poses risk to sustained global recovery
- Commodity prices should gradually push higher this year
- Top investment picks include equities in Japan, Europe, Mexico and India, US value and small cap stocks, US high yield, liquid alternatives, bank loans and private credit

Worldwide sales of 3D Printing machines which produce metal parts were up +45% in Q3 2015 compared to the same period one year ago despite the woes in the overall Industrial/Professional 3D Printer market, according to figures released today by IT Market research company CONTEXT. Preliminary findings also show that shipments of metal 3D Printers alone have grown 51% so far in 2015 compared to the same period last year.

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Building Information Modeling (BIM) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2015 - 2022", the global BIM market was worth US$2.76 bn in 2014 and is expected to reach US$11.54 bn by 2022, expanding at a CAGR of 19.1% from 2015 to 2022. North America was the largest market for BIM in 2014. Growth in this region is expected to be driven by increases in construction activities and the penetration of cloud-based services for BIM software.

KPMG survey finds IP acquisition and pursuit of revenue growth driving M&A

The extreme weather patterns and environmental occurrences experienced across the Asia Pacific region have brought to the forefront the urgent need for countries to work together and reach an agreement on actionable solutions to limit global warming. Examples of recent incidents include drought and severe haze in Southeast Asia, smog in Beijing and the serious floods in Chennai.

A new report from Smithers Pira, The Future of Printer Demographics to 2020, examines the current state of the commercial printing industry around the world, focusing on historic and current company and employment situation, as well as examining trends in terms of company size, printer revenues and other key indicators.

Buoyed by the expansion of the packaging industry, the global printing inks market is poised to sustain a healthy compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.0% from 2014 through 2020, finds a study by Transparency Market Research (TMR). According to the TMR report titled "Printing Inks Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014-2020," the global printing inks market had an estimated value of US$ 14.41 billion in 2013, and will reach US$ 20.17 billion by 2020.

Predictive, Prescriptive Analytics is the Big Differentiator in IoT Deployments; Helps Businesses Cut Costs and Drive Top-Line Revenue

SMBs were the early adopters of mPOS technology. However, mPOS market vendors are finding it difficult to sustain themselves due to limited selling and low transaction volume of SMBs. Therefore, these vendors are attracting large enterprises with products and pricing strategies to drive more payment volume and extract higher revenues. This is a prevailing trend in in the market and is expected to continue during the forecast period.

Global RFID in healthcare market is expected to reach USD 4,866 million by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Major factors facilitating its growth include increasing usage of RFID technologies pertaining to product & patient tracking and technological advancement such as the development of novel products which include Smart Face Technology & TexTrace RFID tag.