WPI inflation rises to 1.84 pc in Sep as food prices spike

WPI inflation rises to 1.84 pc in Sep as food prices spike

New Delhi: The wholesale price inflation rose to 1.84 percent in September as food items, especially vegetables, turned costlier, as per the government data released on Monday. The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was 1.31 per cent in August. It was (-)0.07 per cent in September last year. Inflation in food items shot up to … Read more

TD Bank shakes up leadership amid scandal around anti-money-laundering program

TD Bank shakes up leadership amid scandal around anti-money-laundering program

TD Bank Group, which is mired in a money-laundering scandal in the U.S., said Raymond Chun will replace chief executive Bharat Masrani, who is retiring next year. Chun, who stepped into the role of head of Canadian personal banking last December, will become chief operating officer on Nov. 1 before taking over the top job … Read more

Unemployment rate unchanged in July, though jobless rate for young people continued to rise

Unemployment rate unchanged in July, though jobless rate for young people continued to rise

Canada’s economy shed 2,800 jobs in July while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Employment fell in wholesale and retail trade, which shed 44,000 jobs, and in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, which shed 15,000 jobs. Public administration, transportation and warehousing, and utilities saw jobs gains. … Read more

Car cos find roads to dealers choked: PV sales decline for the first time in 2.5 years in July amid sluggish demand

Car cos find roads to dealers choked: PV sales decline for the first time in 2.5 years in July amid sluggish demand

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle sales fell for the first time in two and a half years in July amid sluggish demand and high dealer inventory, reflecting a broader slowdown in consumer spending across sectors after a two-year post-pandemic boom. While industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will issue official sales data only later … Read more

Canada’s GDP grew 0.3% in April, with rebound in some sectors

Canada’s GDP grew 0.3% in April, with rebound in some sectors

Canada’s economy grew 0.3 per cent in April, helped by strength in several industries, including wholesale trade, oil and gas extraction and manufacturing, Statistics Canada said. The data matched expectations as analysts polled by Reuters had forecast 0.3 per cent GDP growth in the month, after zero growth in March. Statistics Canada says the growth in April came as … Read more

Canadian banking regulator says real estate, mortgages pose risk to financial systems

Canadian banking regulator says real estate, mortgages pose risk to financial systems

Canada’s banking regulator says real estate secured lending and mortgages are among the top risks the country’s financial system is facing, as higher interest rates pressure borrowers. In its annual risk outlook, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions )OSFI) said as homeowners renew their mortgages, they could potentially face a payment shock due to … Read more

Body Shop Canada to lay off 200 workers after parent company took its cash, court docs show

Body Shop Canada to lay off 200 workers after parent company took its cash, court docs show

The Body Shop Canada Ltd. is seeking creditor protection and closing a third of its stores because its parent company stripped the Canadian arm of cash and pushed it into debt, according to court documents. An affidavit published through the company’s court monitor from Jordan Searle, who heads the Canadian arm, describes how troubles befell … Read more

Why drought on the Prairies is making your steak more expensive

Why drought on the Prairies is making your steak more expensive

Ask John Wildenborg if he thinks Canadians will be paying more for steak during future barbecue seasons, and the owner of Calgary specialty butcher shop Master Meats doesn’t hesitate. “Prices are definitely going to go higher, no ifs, ands or buts about it,” he said. “It keeps me up at night, actually, thinking about coming … Read more

Car rental giant Hertz dumps EVs in U.S. in favour of gasoline engines

Car rental giant Hertz dumps EVs in U.S. in favour of gasoline engines

Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings said on Thursday it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles. Shares of the rental company, which also operates vehicles from Swedish EV maker Polestar among others, fell about four per cent. Tesla’s stock was down about … Read more