Manufacturing shipments increased 3% from the month before to a seasonally adjusted C$73.57 billion, the highest level since the start of 2025.
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Canada Factory Sales Climb 3% in March to Highest Level in More Than a Year
There is concern about how AI is affecting work as each new month brings a wave of job-cut announcements from large employers. Here’s how this year’s layoffs are stacking up.
While overall layoffs dropped in the first four months of 2026, AI helped drive more than 85,000 job cuts at technology companies. Source link
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rose in April Despite Economic Uncertainty
The number of homes going under contract in the U.S. rose 1.4% in April, according to the National Association of Realtors’ pending home sales index. […]
Wholesale Inflation Shot Higher in April
Prices charged by producers rose by 1.4% in April from the month before, blowing past March’s 0.7% increase, according to the Labor Department’s producer-price index. […]