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Paying it forward
From the August 2020 print edition
When it comes to corporate payment solutions like cards, companies have long viewed…
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate steady
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will say this morning what it will do with its key interest rate at a time when there is very little…
China launches initiative for global data security issues
HONG KONG — China has launched an initiative to address global data security issues, a countermove to the US "clean network''…
Service sector growth slows in August
WASHINGTON — Growth in the US services sector, where most Americans work, slowed in August after big rebounds in June and July,…
Governance gaps
From the August 2020 print edition
Recent Canadian legal decisions and public audits have uncovered multiple misappropriation…
Pandemic widens gap between perceived, measured inflation
OTTAWA — A senior Bank of Canada official says that many Canadians believe that official inflation measures don't reflect the…
US consumer prices rose 0.6 per cent in July
WASHINGTON — US consumer prices jumped 0.6 per cent in July as gasoline prices continued to rise.
The Labor Department reported…
Over half of Americans oppose Trump tariff on Canadian aluminum: survey
OTTAWA — A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump's recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor…
Cascades to close Ontario containerboard packaging facility
KINGSEY FALLS, QC — Cascades Inc. will close its Etobicoke, Ontario containerboard packaging facility as part of the strategic…
Services sector index increases to 58.1 reading in July
WASHINGTON — Activity in the services sector, where most Americans work, increased in July but concerns remain about whether the…
Feds keep lid on company names, dollar amounts in some COVID 19 contracts
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have given companies more than $5.8 billion in pandemic-related contracts for personal protective…
Quebec shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing feds on purchase
OTTAWA — A Quebec shipyard that pushed the federal government to buy second-hand icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard two…