economy
Bayelsa Governor Diri’s Remarkable Achievements Garner Support for Second Term, Says Delta Governor
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has said his Bayelsa State counterpart Duoye Diri deserves a second term due to the achievements he recorded...
New Poll Reveals Neck-and-Neck Race Between Biden and Trump for Hypothetical Election
In a closely watched new poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump...
Nigeria’s recent monetary President Bola Tinubu Promises Monetary Policy House Cleaning
President Bola Tinubu has declared that monetary policy under his administration will go through house cleaning. Tinubu while delivering his inaugural address at...
President Bola Tinubu Unveils Plan to Revolutionize Agriculture in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will create agricultural hubs throughout the nation to increase production and engage in value-added processing. Tinubu...
Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was the highest in 8 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level in more than eight months, a sign the...
Canada added 94,000 jobs in July, pushing jobless rate down to 7.5%
Canada’s economy added 94,000 jobs in July, far fewer than what economists were expecting, but enough to push the jobless rate down to...
B.C.’s small towns face existential questions about wildfire summers to come
This summer marks the third time in five years that B.C. has seen more than half a million hectares burn in a wildfire...
How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state
Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told...
Business travel isn’t expected to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon
Kacey Siskind recently took her first business trip to the U.S. since the pandemic began. The vice-president of business development at Honk Mobile, a parking...
Supply bottlenecks leave U.S. Fed watching for persistent inflation
By American standards, Canadian inflation looks pretty tame. But the picture painted by U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell suggests we should expect price rises...
Fully vaccinated tourists will soon be able to visit Canada again
The federal government announced today it plans to let fully vaccinated tourists visit Canada again soon. Ottawa now says that — starting Aug....
Stock markets fall, oil prices plummet as COVID-19 fears rise again
The Toronto Stock Exchange had its worst day in months on Monday as rising COVID-19 infections around the world gave investors a sobering...
Risk of a housing slump, rising loonie mar good news for Canadian economy
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem had some optimistic comments when he met with reporters Wednesday following his latest Monetary Policy Report. But, as usual,...
How ‘choice’ in child care might play out in the coming federal election
In one respect, the summer of 2021 is a lot like the fall of 2005: with the possibility of an election looming, a minority Liberal...
Here’s what Quebec can learn from other regions with vaccination passport systems
Quebec could soon have a vaccine passport system in place that would keep people who aren’t fully vaccinated away from bars, gyms and...
Lytton, B.C., looks to its history as it starts to rebuild after devastating wildfire
Vancouver-based photographer Kathryn Mussallem was most likely the last tourist to visit the village of Lytton, B.C., before it was devastated by a...
