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The Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board, has issued a new Solutions Brief, Secure, Credible, and Accessible 2024 Elections, which offers a series of recommendations to ensure that the 2024...

Despite a recent uptick in mortgage rates, California's housing market...

T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, today published a new report that reveals the importance of financial planning for retirement. The report shows a correlation between individuals with a formal financial...

The increase in mortgage rates in February has driven a modest downgrade to expectations for total home sales and mortgage originations in 2024, according to the March 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group....

Global 300mm fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is forecast to reach a record US$137 billion in 2027 after topping US$100 billion for the first time by 2025 on the strength of the memory market recovery and strong demand for...

EUR 121.4 billion was spent in Germany on research and development ? more than ever before in a single year. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the amount of money devoted to R&D rose by seven percent in 2022, reaching an all-time high....

With the annual spring homebuying season coming quickly, home sales ramped up in February and spiked 17.0% from January, with a 2.3% increase from February 2023. Of those sales, buyers paid more. The median home price of $412,000 rose 2.1% from...

The Government of Canada will respond to three performance audit reports of the Auditor General of Canada. The following Ministers will address the reports and answer questions from the media: The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous...

With less than a month to go before the federal government tables its budget on April 16, Ottawa needs to be laser-focused on reducing the cost of doing business, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)....

Ahead of this year's federal budget, nine in 10 Canadian business leaders want the federal government to make available all previously announced 'green' tax incentives and provide more support for their climate financing needs to transition to a...

Destination Canada is proud to announce the launch of a new, three-year, International Convention Attraction Fund (ICAF or "the Fund") in a strategic move to bolster Canada's global competitiveness in attracting major international conventions,...

Magnittm, a global Integrated Workforce Management (IWM) Platform provider, today released its Spring/Summer 2024 Europe Labour Market Report. Analysing billions of data points across a variety of metrics, the report revealed historic unemployment...

Despite serious concerns over the state of the union with a Biden?Trump presidential election rematch now underway, the USA remains the world's undisputed leader in private wealth creation and accumulation. America accounts for 32% of global liquid...

The Government of Canada will respond to three performance audit reports of the Auditor General of Canada. The following Ministers will address the reports and answer questions from the media: The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous...

FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC) reviews the cost of gas rate every three months with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC). The company has received approval from the BCUC to maintain the cost of gas rate for all of its customers at $2.230...

The third annual Car Ownership Index, a benchmark study from Turo, Canada's leading peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, in partnership with Leger, has revealed that high costs are pricing Canadians out of car ownership. In particular, more than...

The Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announce that the next joint carbon market auction will be held on May 15, 2024. The...

Canadian home prices as measured by the seasonally adjusted Aggregate Composite MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) were flat on a month-over-month basis in February 2024, ending a streak of five declines that began last fall, according to the latest data...

S&P 500 Q4 2023 buybacks were $219.1 billion, up 18.0% from Q3 2023's $185.6 billion and up 3.7% from Q4 2022's $211.2 billionThe 2023 expenditure of $795.2 billion was down 13.8% from the 2022 expenditure of $922.7 Consumer Discretionary and...

Morguard Corporation ("Morguard") today released its 2024 U.S. National Economic Outlook and Multi-Suite Residential Rental Market Fundamentals Report, offering a comprehensive analysis and insights into the 2024 U.S. real estate market and economic...

Canadian venture capital (VC) recorded $6.07 billion*, continuing to lag 2022 and 2021.  The total amount raised by Canadian companies in 2023 represent 37% and 57% decreases respectively from the total amounts raised in 2022 and 2021.  2023 Canadian...

Key Takeaways More than half (59%) of CFOs rate the current North American economy as good or very good, with 54% saying they expect conditions to improve in a year.CFOs' optimism for their companies' financial prospects spiked to +31 from last...

Private Infrastructure Investment Has Been Put to the Test in a Challenging Environment; the Number of Infrastructure Deals Declined by 18% in 2023, and Global Infrastructure Fundraising Fell by 50% from a High of $176 Billion in 2022 to $89...

Fundación Libertad y Desarrollo (Freedom and Development Foundation) played host to the event "Freedom in the World: What's Happening in Central America?" for the unveiling of the "Freedom in the World 2024" report compiled by Freedom House. The...

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") today announced a cash distribution of US$0.0433 per REIT unit for the month of March 2024, representing US$0.52 per REIT unit on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on April 15, 2024 to...

Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") today announced a cash distribution of $0.04208 per REIT unit for the month of March 2024, representing $0.505 per REIT unit on an annualized basis. Payment will be made on April 15, 2024 to...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Member of Parliament for Québec and Minister of Public Services and Procurement; France-Hélène Duranceau, Quebec Minister Responsible for Housing; Joël Lightbound, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert; and Jonatan...

From March 13th to 14th, the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific Update 2024 ("HICAP UPDATE") was successfully held in Hong Kong. This conference focused on the dynamics and future prospects of the hospitality and travel industry in the...

Atlantic Canada and its neighbours in the New England states share a long history of important trade relationships and economic partnerships that create opportunities for businesses and workers on both sides of the border. This week, the Honourable...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting the growth of manufacturing businesses contributes to economic development in Quebec's regions. That is why the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf...

In anticipation of the 135th China Import and Export Fair ("Canton Fair"), Chu Shijia, the event's Vice President and Secretary General, also the Director General of China Foreign Trade Centre, has embarked on a promotional journey to Greece, UK and...

Benenson Capital Partners (Benenson), one of the nation's oldest real estate investment, development and asset management companies, has elevated three professionals within its investment and asset management teams as the firm reorganizes its...

The total monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of housing starts for all areas in Canada increased 14% in February (253,468 units) compared to January (223,176), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The six-month...

Glass House Brands Inc. ("Glass House" or the "Company") (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U) , one of the fastest-growing, vertically integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., today announced that on March 6, 2024, the Superior Court of the State of...

Massachusetts will host the inaugural edition of ClimaTech, a new, global leadership conference focused on innovation and bringing new technologies to market to combat the climate crisis and spur economic growth. The event will be staged at MGM...

The multifamily market has 58,533 properties with loans set to mature over the next five years, representing $525 billion of the total $1.1 trillion of loans currently backed by apartments, according to a new special report from Yardi® Matrix....

RE/MAX®, the #1 name in real estate1, reported considerable sales in the fourth quarter of 2023. With a commitment to supporting franchisees and agents, RE/MAX successfully added 300 new RE/MAX offices and renewed 295 existing agreements worldwide,...

The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index ? a leading indicator tracking demand conditions, shortages, transportation costs,...

An infusion of new inventory into the market is welcome news for buyers on the hunt for their next home this spring. It's also more evidence that the effects of "rate lock" on...

? Cineplex, a leading entertainment and media company, reported box office revenues of $28 million for February 2024 and outperformed the North American box office relative to 2019 by 455 basis points due to Cineplex's content broadening and premium...

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Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting growth in the manufacturing sector contributes to economic development in Quebec's regions. That is why the Honourable Marie?Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, today...

A report from People's Daily: The international community is closely watching China's "two sessions," the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National...

Capstone Partners, a leading middle market investment banking firm, released its 2023 Annual Industrials M&A Report, which shares insights into public market valuations, the macroeconomic climate, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, and an outlook...

U.S. credit card debt recently hit a record high of $1.13 trillion. Debt.com finds that inflation and escalating living costs are...

S&P Global today published the sixth edition of its Look Forward research series, providing in-depth analysis of the major geopolitical, technological, financial and regulatory drivers that are shaping the direction and pace of the multidimensional...

The 2024 proxy season will likely see a rising number of shareholder proposals submitted to companies, a high percentage of proposals going to a vote at annual shareholder meetings, and weakening support for many of those proposals, according to a...

National asking rents posted their first increase in over seven months in February, according to the latest Yardi® Matrix National Multifamily Report. The average U.S. asking rent rose $1 to $1,713 in February, up 0.6 percent year-over-year (YoY),...

Amidst economic uncertainty and stock market volatility, there is no better time to equip yourself with a strategy for creating lifelong income. REEP Equity proudly presents the upcoming virtual event, "Build Lifetime Income with Multifamily Real...

Referring to the recent conclusions of the Auditor General of Québec (AGQ) report on road investments and the asset maintenance deficit of the superior road network (AMD), Bitume Québec said today that it is simply taking note of the Quebec...