Economy

Hope for recovery hinges on resilient services sector, report says

In previous recessions, services have been the stabilizer rather than the centre of the pain

By Mark Burgess |May 19, 2020

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U.S. housing starts hit 5-year low

The monthly decline in April was the largest on record

By Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press |May 19, 2020

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Feds extend emergency wage subsidy

Subsidies will now be available through to the end of August

By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press |May 15, 2020

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April home sales plunge more than 50% across the country on Covid-19 impact

Preliminary data for May is more upbeat, the real estate association finds

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 15, 2020

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