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U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rise in March; building permits increase
PUBLISHED TUE, APR 19 20228:50 AM EDTU.S. homebuilding unexpectedly rose in March, but starts for single-family housing tumbled amid rising mortgage rates.Housing starts increased 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual […]
Bay Street Seen Opening Lower On Weak Commodity Prices, Global Cues
Bay Street Seen Opening Lower On Weak Commodity Prices, Global CuesLower futures amid falling commodity prices, weak global cues and looming interest rate hikes are set to weigh down Canadian […]
Canadian retail sales edged up 0.1% to $59.9-billion in February, Statscan says
Canadian retail sales edged up 0.1% Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.1 per cent to $59.9-billion in February as gains in sales at clothing and clothing accessories stores and […]
Stock futures advance as investors digest earnings, await speech from Fed’s Powell
Stock futures advance as investors digest earnings, await speech from Fed’s PowellStock futures rose in morning trading Thursday as investors digested more quarterly reports from the likes of Tesla and […]
Inflation rate shatters expectations, hits 31-year high
Inflation rate shatters expectations, hits 31-year highCanada’s inflation rate hit a new three-decade high in March and blew past expectations on Bay Street, an unwelcome development for central bankers trying […]
Stock futures gain on earnings optimism, jobless claims on tap
Stock futures gain on earnings optimism, jobless claims on taphttps://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/stock-futures-4-21-2022
West Fraser Cutting Pulp Production
West Fraser Cutting Pulp Production At Alberta Mill, Changing Type Of Pulp OutputThe Canadian Press – Canadian Press – Tue Apr 5, 5:43PM CDTVANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will […]
Energy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’
https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-business-michigan-lake-f977350c21788d2dcd62f7cef5b7c280LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households.It’s […]