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The longer-run trend of labor-market and inflation data justify the Federal Reserve easing interest-rate policy soon, and then steadily over the next year, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday, in an exclusive interview…

Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries including Egypt to Pakistan.Now, both face a challenge from local sodas in those countries…

A new report assessed housing markets’ vulnerability to downturns based on factors like home affordability, foreclosure rates and unemployment. Read More: These housing markets are poised for a downturn — and they’re not in

In its third consecutive cut since June, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Wednesday, citing the continued easing of inflation. While the move was widely anticipated by economists, the gradual pace of…

“The tenant wants a million things fixed. I could go on, but my husband does not have the money to do the repairs.” Read More: ‘He won’t evict him’: My husband has a tenant from hell. I put all the

Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially…

Aging spikes dramatically at two points in life, research says. Here’s what you can do about it. Read More: Turning 44 or 60? Here’s why you might really be feeling your age this

Got a light? Canada's weed industry could probably use it.Tokyo Smoke is the latest Canadian cannabis retailer to close some of its locations and seek creditor protection in an unpredictable industry grappling with too many stores, high…

Other key reports in the week ahead will arrive from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dollar Tree and Zscaler. Read More: Broadcom highlights this week’s earnings slate as investors assess AI

A pair of Toronto lawyers accused of embezzling nearly $7 million from real estate clients has been found in contempt of court for failing to hand over financial records and answer questions about where the money went. Singa Bui and her…