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Economic Indicators
Men and women under 25-years-old experienced lower employment outcomes between 1981 and 2012.
By Staff |July 4, 2013
1 min read
Industry
North American economic data will take center stage this week as March employment numbers will be announced on both sides of the border. Analysts are calling for 190,000 new jobs in the U.S. with the unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 7.7%.
By Gareth Watson |April 1, 2013
2 min read
Investors should be cautiously optimistic on China and the U.S., but expect scant positive news out of the Eurozone.
By Dean DiSpalatro |March 26, 2013
4 min read
Reuters reports Citadel Securities is letting 10% of its workforce go, amounting to 25-30 jobs. Senior managing director Matt Cushman is included in the cuts.
By Staff |March 7, 2013
The New York Times reports over 197 million people are out of work worldwide, and close to 40 million more have thrown in the towel and stopped looking for work altogether.
By Staff |January 22, 2013
Canada’s top economists, strategists, and portfolio managers predict modest growth for Canada, continuing below-trend interest rates, modest inflation and average equity market returns over the next few years, according to Towers Watson’s annual survey of economic expectations. Read: Canada vulnerable to global risks The study finds growth expectations for Canada are muted in the near […]
By Staff |January 17, 2013
Canadian economy created 39,800 jobs in December, right after the stunning 59,300 increase from the previous month.
By Wire services |January 4, 2013
Market Insights
Last week, the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 44-month low of 7.8%.
By David Andrews |October 9, 2012
Americans are feeling worse about the economy than they have in a long time.
By Wire services |August 28, 2012
3 min read
The U.S. Labour Department says that the American economy created only 115,000 jobs during April but that was enough to push the unemployment rate to a three-year low.
By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 4, 2012
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