The RSM Canada Financial Conditions Index continues to indicate reduced levels of risk being priced into the commodity, equity, bond and money markets. … READ MORE >
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How an ESOP can preserve a business, and a legacy
Many owners in the construction industry are looking to the employee stock option plan, or ESOP, when putting a succession plan in place. … READ MORE >
May personal income and spending: Weak top line, but data looks better beyond the noise
Although personal income declined by 2% in May and personal spending was flat, according to government data released Friday, one has to look beyond the noise associated with the significant fiscal firepower unleashed early this year to understand this improvement. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of June 21
From a new generation of deep brain stimulation devices to using artificial intelligence to detect HIV, each week we highlight five things you need to know about in the life sciences industry. … READ MORE >
$1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agreement reflects critical need for modernization
The $1.2 trillion agreement announced on Thursday, while it still faces hurdles, would increase long-run productivity in the economy, lift living standards and has the potential to lift the growth of economy above the current long-run rate of 1.8%. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Industrial trade deficit rises amid growing domestic demand
The industrial goods trade deficit increased to $36.7 billion in May from $34.39 billion in April, far exceeding pre-pandemic levels of trade deficits, according to Commerce Department data released on Thursday. … READ MORE >
Data deluge: Jobless claims ease to 411,000 as durable goods orders rise 1.1%
First-time jobless claims eased to 411,000 for the week ending June 19, a slight decline from the revised figure of 418,000 for the previous week, according to government data released on Thursday. … READ MORE >
3 things to know in energy: Legal challenge on drilling suspension, U.S.-Canada pipelines, WTI futures
Biweekly, we highlight three things going on in the energy industry that we think you should know about. Here’s the latest. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Yield spread flattens as inflation trade unwinds
The Federal Open Market Committee unleashed a sharp change in market expectations following its Wednesday meeting, helping to curtail inflation fears. The idea of the first rate hike being pulled forward into 2023 with a possibility of 2022 elicited a change in the inflation trade and a resetting of market expectations of inflation. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of June 14
From tools to support decentralized clinical trials to new efforts to reduce systemic racism in medical research, each week we highlight five things you need to know about in the life sciences industry. … READ MORE >