Fast-Food Menu Prices Have Soared During The Pandemic Authored by Jonathan MAze via RestaurantBusinessOnline.com, The pandemic has apparently led to higher prices for fast food. In...
- by New Deal democrat This is something I used to pay a lot more attention to back around the time of the Great Recession. How stretched...
Cities Have Themselves To Blame, Not COVID-19, For Sinkhole Status Authored by Fergus Hodgson via The Epoch Times, The receding economic tide this past year has...
- by New Deal democratLast month I wrote that both the manufacturing and housing sectors were “on fire.” If anything, this month they turned white hot,...
Penny Stocks That Traders Have Rallied Behind Recently But Will The Bullishness Continue?
The Indian rupee joined the selloff in the broader emerging market currencies, testing 74.00 against its US peer at the end of the trading week. Although India has exited a technical recession, the rupee has slumped...
- by New Deal democratThis morning’s report on January personal income and spending shows just how important the stimulus packages enacted by the federal government both...
Last year was among the worst years for the energy sector. The global recession triggered by the novel coronavirus ensured that oil prices remained depressed. However,...
CALGARY – Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews said the country’s largest oil-producing province would consider new sources of revenue “down the road,” after the most recent...
We purchased shares in Scentre Group (ASX:SCG), owner of 42 Westfield shopping malls in Australia and NZ, during the pandemic, when the share price implied an...
TORONTO – The Ontario government will spend more on interest costs in 2020-21 than post-secondary education, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute,...
Another 1.2 million people applied for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits last week, including 730,000 people who applied for regular state UI and 451,000 who applied for...
- by New Deal democratLet me start off this week’s review of initial jobless claims by pre-debunking something I am sure is going to be said...
The most recent release of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) indicates that, while progress has been made in overall governance performance on the continent...
The reflation trade remains in high gear. For the moment, it’s reasonable to view this trend as a return to the pre-pandemic period, before the coronavirus...
Is Hyperinflation In The Horizon? Authored by Tuomas Malinen via GnSEconomics.com, From time-to-time historically, national authorities have resorted to financing by their central bank to cover...
The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined what it means and what it takes to be a healthcare provider in a time of crisis. In a new study...
Montreal’s Lightspeed POS Inc. probably isn’t big enough to be a true bellwether for the economy, but its performance can likely tell us something about the...
Speaking at a virtual conference on the state of the economy, Penny Wise, president of 3M Co.’s Canadian unit, hadn’t been given an opportunity to state...
The economics establishment in the United States has been putting on a show worthy of World Wrestling Entertainment this month. Lawrence Summers ...
Hong Kong Market Tumbles After "Shock" Transaction Tax Hike To Pay For Government Handouts Is Hong Kong a harbinger of what is coming to the US?...
By Kristalina Georgieva As G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet virtually this week, the world continues to climb back from the worst recession in...
Whether the next pandemic bailout bill is called relief or stimulus depends on what ails the US economy – and maybe it doesn't matter at all.
The New Zealand dollar has recorded strong gains in Wednesday trading. Currently, NZD/USD is trading at 0.7379, up 0.61% on the day. RBNZ says prolonged QE...
CBRE Group’s shares surged 3.5% on Feb. 23 as the real estate company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The rise in commercial mortgage and investment management revenue...
If You Believe Life Will "Return To Normal", You Have A Fundamental Misunderstanding Of The Times In Which We Live Authored by Michael Snyder via The...
Deutsche Bank Is Getting Bullish About Airlines...
If This Isn't A Blow-Off Top... Authored by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com, Financial history includes plenty of extreme years. That’s not surprising, since we’re emotional beings...
With fewer funds to fall back on, minority-owned enterprises have struggled in the recession. To make things worse, many are in sectors that have been badly...
Inflation Phases: From Deflation Repair To Inflation Despair In a new note out of Goldman's Christian Mueller-Glissmann, the strategist looks at the impact of inflation on...