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IBISWorld identifies three growing industries with favorable operating conditions that could lead to generous profit.
By IBISWorld Analyst Douglas Kelly

Ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility continue to make it difficult for institutional and individual investors to assess their equities’ portfolio risk and identify attractive investment opportunities. While many investors focus on...

What’s new today is obsolete tomorrow, but these game-changing technologies will spur growth for many industries.
By IBISWorld Analyst Kevin Boyland and Research Editor Lindsay Holloway

In 2001, Apple Inc. unveiled the first iPod to the world, and the iPhone and iPad were just figments of Steve Jobs’ imagination. A decade ago, internet users didn’t have Facebook or Twitter, the concept of Web 2.0 was just...

Cyber-attacks in 2011 and 2012 have led companies to allocate more spending on digital and Internet security services.
By IBISWorld Analyst Josh McBee

As every aspect of American life becomes increasingly digitized, consumers and businesses have become more concerned over the security of their private information online. For example, social networking giant Facebook already integrates its users’ information...

Franchising is growing in popularity and so are these six IBISWorld industries
By IBISWorld Industry Analyst Eben Jose

With national brand recognition and an aggressive business strategy, franchises have become particularly popular – and could soon replace many independent retailers – because they are able to offer low prices through economies of scale. The economic downturn made many prospective business...

From software development to water pollution control, IBISWorld identifies industries where the Chinese government is encouraging foreign investors
By IBISWorld China Development Manager Jordan Ho

The Chinese government recently issued an amendment that openly encourages foreign investment in several key industries of strategic importance for the Chinese economy over the short term. As a result, large,...

US producers ramp up to meet export demand from newly industrialized countries
By IBISWorld analysts Josh McBee and Brian Bueno

In October, the New America Foundation released a white paper that estimates the developed world (i.e. countries with viable economies, stable governments and sustainable industries) used to have about 500 million workers. These days, the authors estimate that number to b emore like 2...