NEW YORK – The USA is around six months into life under President Trump and its economy has experienced plenty of volatility over that time. Some of it was expected, given the change in President, while other areas have...
Winnipeg – BUSINESS – Farmers and agribusiness operators should take the opportunity to review their financial strategies following the this week’s modest increase in the Bank of Canada’s overnight interest rate, says FCC’s Chief Agricultural Economist J.P. Gervais. The Bank...
OTTAWA – ECONOMY – “The difficulties in the resources sector are slowly dissipating and helping Alberta and Saskatchewan emerge out of recession. However, the turnaround is still in its early stages and a full recovery will take time,” said Marie-Christine...
SEATTLE – BUSINESS – Global trade of wood chips has seen spectacular development the past 15 years with a steady increase of about four percent annually (volumes year-over-year were up 11 of the past 14 years), according to the Wood...
A clear road map to make our dairy sector more competitive is urgently needed as it faces more European imports By Sylvain Charlebois Columnist HALIFAX, N.S – Business– Canada’s cheese processing sector faces some dramatic changes. We’ll soon find...
THUNDER BAY – To grow the economy, you have to know the economy. That is the message from the North Superior Workforce Planning Board – Your Local Employment Planning Council and the Northern Policy Institute. The two groups have...
Media Consumption Of 2016 Political News: Strong Gains, Cable TV Soars by Wayne Friedman, April 3, 2017 NEW YORK – There is more evidence that TV news consumption rose sharply in 2016, due to a surprising presidential election.Nielsen says...
TORONTO – Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. has announced plans for its sixth, largest, and most immersive Samsung Experience Store in Canada to date, coming this summer to CF Toronto Eaton Centre. The 21,000 sq. ft. innovative space will provide...
No Change in Capital Gains Taxation and No Hit to Housing OTTAWA – BUSINESS – Budget 2017 continues the government’s commitment to support the middle class by enhancing Canada’s long-term growth potential. Investments to foster innovation, skills and the ability to...
It’s generally a shortage of customers, not money, to leads to business failure PRINCE GEORGE B.C. BUSINESS – Owen called me from Philadelphia, “Dave” he said, “my business isn’t working. What can I do? “ Owen really was telling...
Regina, Saskatchewan – Agriculture – Farm Credit Canada is now accepting applications from registered charities and non-profit organizations in rural Canada for the FCC AgriSpirit Fund. The fund will award $1.5 million in funding this year to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary....
BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The mood among German consumers worsened more than expected heading into March to reach its lowest level in four months, a survey showed on Thursday, citing rising inflation and economic risks linked to the...
