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What Orlando Has that Other Cities Don't (Hint: It's Not Disney World)
Orlando's economy is outpacing many bigger cities. Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs explain how they helped create such an attractive business environment and culture.
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Greek economy back in recession
Greece’s economy slipped back into recession in the first three months of the year amid delays in approving its latest bailout loan. Gross domestic produce shrank by 0.1 percent between January and March compared to the final three...
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Energy boost
Peter Hall, chief economist with Export Development Canada, on projections that our exports will jump six per cent this year
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Brazil suffering worst ever recession
Brazil’s economic woes continue as the country’s worst-ever recession unexpectedly deepened at the end of last year. Gross domestic product contracted by 0.9 percent between October and December. For all of 2016 it dropped by 3.6...
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Stuttering state
Economist Bruno Lavieri on Brazil's fall into the country's worst ever depression
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West looking up
Alberta is expected to have the fastest growing economy this year, according to Marie-Christine Bernard of The Conference Board of Canada
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Russia sells share in country’s largest oil company
Russia has sold a share of oil giant Rosneft for 10.5 billion euros. Between them commodities trader Glencore and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund now have a 19.5% stake. The surprise deal is said to be the largest privatisation in the oil...
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Strong UK business data means interest rate dilemma for Bank of England
Britain’s dominant services sector grew more strongly than expected in September, defying the Brexit vote gloom. Surveys of businesses show the UK’s economy is proving more resilient than expected and has so far avoided a sharp slowdown....
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Charting the dips
Jeremy Kronick, senior policy analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute, has come up with a new tool to measure recessions
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Brexit vote: one month away the recession warnings keep coming
Exactly one month before the referendum on whether Britain stays in the European Union the warnings kept on coming from Prime Minister David Cameron and his finance minister George Osborne. On Monday they talked up a just released report...
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UK central bank warns ‘Brexit could trigger recession’
The Bank of England has stepped up its warnings about the economic risks if Britain votes to leave the European Union. In his starkest statement yet UK central bank Governor Mark Carney said the economy would slow “materially”, even...
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Japan avoids recession with surprise Q1 growth of 1.7 percent
Japan’s economy unexpectedly picked up in the first three months of this year, growing 1.7 percent compared to the same period last year. However that was partly due to a boost to consumption because this is a leap year so February had...
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Gloomy outlook for Greek economy as recession bites deeper
The Greek economy looks set to shrink by 1.0 percent this year putting a further squeeze on ordinary Greeks and businesses after a 0.3 percent contraction in 2015. Από #protothemagr : Economic Foundation (IOBE) gloomy forecasts for...
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Canada feels like it's in recession
The country has seen 4 straight months of negative growth, 2 more and it's technically a recession
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Bank of Canada slashes benchmark rate to 0.5%
Stephen Poloz admits economy isn't doing well as predicted
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Canada's top banker calls the R-word 'unhelpful'
Stephen Poloz says Canada is experiencing a 'mild contraction' since negative growth was based in only one part of the wider economy, namely, the oil and gas industry
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Canada's cooling economy
In the past six months the Canadian economy shrank 0.8 per cent, CBC's Cameron MacIntosh reports
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Budget bonus for the Tories
Terry Milewski on how the Conservative Party is playing news that Canada had a $1.9-billion surplus in 2014-2015
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Russian recession set to deepen says central bank
Russia’s economy is set to dip deeper into recession according to the latest central bank forecasts. With substantially lower oil prices slashing state revenues, the central bank said the economy could shrink by about 1.0 percent in the...
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Canada's financial fault lines
Where is Canada's economy most vulnerable? Economists reveal our financial fault lines
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The Breakdown | Recession reality check + Black boys like me
The National gets Andrew Chang to break down why it feels like Canada is in a recession, but it really isn’t. Plus, best-selling author Matthew R. Morris shares his insights into race and representation in Canada’s classrooms.
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Sticky Inflation Could Make an Unwelcome Summer Comeback
After a few months of positive data, the Fed chair says he’s in no rush to cut rates – and this analyst says inflation could stick around for the near future.
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What’s a ‘Normal’ Recession? The U.S. Could See One in 2024
By the time the 2024 election is over, be prepared to see some form of a recession – but this shouldn’t be as bad as what we experienced in 2020 or 2008.