Economic Indicators

HSBC to cut thousands more staff

HSBC may be trimming thousands more employees.

March 18, 2013

1 min read

Value back in vogue

As money managers and investors continue to bid up stock prices, value investing is slowly coming out of its five-year hibernation, too.

By Vikram Barhat |March 18, 2013

2 min read

No housing bubble, says Scotia

Canadian real estate is turning from a seller’s to a buyer’s market.

By Suzanne Sharma |March 18, 2013

3 min read

U.S. unemployment rate edges down

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7%, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment increased in professional and business services, construction, and health care. Read: Canada adds 50,700 jobs in February And real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.6% from January to […]

By Staff |March 15, 2013

1 min read