Economic Indicators15 hours ago (Jun 15, 2020 04:40PM ET) (C) Reuters. By Kelsey Johnson (Reuters) – The western Canadian province of Saskatchewan is forecasting a C$2.4 billion ($1.77 billion) budget deficit in 2020-21 as it grapples with shocks from the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices. “This is a pandemic […]
Canada’s housing market shrugs off COVID-19 effect, for now
CoronavirusJun 15, 2020 01:35PM ET 2/2 (C) Reuters. Workers guide equipment at a condominium development in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 2/2 By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Bidding wars and buoyant starts: Canada’s housing market is not buckling under the double-shock of COVID-19 and slumping oil prices, which have crippled […]
Fed’s Daly calls for more public spending, sees big payoff
Economic Indicators6 hours ago (Jun 15, 2020 12:55PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly poses in San Francisco (Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Monday called on fiscal policymakers to boost spending on healthcare, education and digital infrastructure, even […]
New York manufacturing activity unexpectedly stabilizes in June
Economy8 hours ago (Jun 15, 2020 11:15AM ET) (C) Reuters. The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity in New York State stabilized unexpectedly in June after three months of broad weakness brought on by coronavirus-related business shutdowns, and companies’ six-month outlook […]
Canadian home sales rebound by a record 56.9% in May: CREA
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (Jun 15, 2020 09:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: ‘For Sale’ sign is pictured in the front yard of a house in Toronto By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian home sales rebounded at a record rate in May, when lockdowns to help contain the coronavirus […]
Indian exports fall by over 36% in May
Commodities10 hours ago (Jun 15, 2020 08:55AM ET) (C) Reuters. NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s merchandise exports shrank by more than a third in May from a year ago, dragged down by a fall in global demand and shipments due to the outbreak of coronavirus, trade ministry data showed on […]
New York Fed Manufacturing Index Rises More Than Forecast
Forex10 hours ago (Jun 15, 2020 08:54AM ET) (C) Reuters. New York Fed Manufacturing Index Rises More Than Forecast (Bloomberg) — A gauge of manufacturing in New York State jumped in June by the most in records back to 2001, adding to signs of stability in the economy as states […]
When Doctors and Patients Talk About Death Over Zoom
For doctors who see patients in their homes, tele-health allows them to see many more patients. “One of the challenges is your ‘windshield time’”—all the time you spend in a car, says Bethany Snider, chief medical officer at Hosparus Health, a nonprofit that delivers in-home palliative and hospice care to […]
An Army of Volunteers Is Taking On Vaccine Disinformation Online
In a forthcoming publication, Timothy Caulfield, a health law and policy professor at the University of Alberta and a serial debunker, outlines the state of the science. He has found that fears of backfire effects are overblown and that there is a growing body of evidence that suggests correcting misinformation […]
As Cities Reopen, Expect to Wait in Lots of Lines
Skyfii, which offers analytics and marketing software for brick-and-mortar businesses, says interest in its people-counting product more than doubled in April, compared with the same month in 2019. Systems like Skyfii’s help create lines, by telling building managers when it’s safe for people to enter. CEO Wayne Arthur says he […]