Economic Indicators

Low-income Americans squeezed by food, housing costs

Rising living costs are weighing on low-income Americans, despite low-inflation environment.

By Staff |April 10, 2015

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Look at energy companies’ writedowns

Accounting rules help companies avoid impairment charges

By Dr. Al Rosen |April 10, 2015

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Gov’t policies worsen income inequality: Former StatsCan chief

Income transfer programs are doing little to encourage social mobility and are in some cases trapping low-income Canadians behind low-income and welfare walls, according to a Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by former chief statistician of Canada Munir Sheikh.

By Staff |April 9, 2015

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Where to find fixed-income opportunities

As global interest rates stagnate, look to Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |April 9, 2015

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