Gross domestic product was unchanged in February following three months of growth. Gains in service-producing industries were offset by declines in goods-producing industries.
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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Imperial announces first quarter 2017 financial and operating results
Estimated earnings in the first quarter of 2017 were $333 million, an increase of $434 million compared to the net loss of $101 million in the same period of 2016. The quarterly performance reflects higher global crude prices and a $151 million gain on the sale of a surplus property.
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0% Increase in RVC Taxes
Rocky View County’s anticipated zero per cent tax rate increase was formalized at its Apr. 25 meeting by an unanimous vote, in contrast to the division between councillors over the same question last year.
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Looking for Epic Signs? Enter Silver
In yesterday’s alert we wrote that the reversal in the precious metals market should once again not be taken at its face value and that one should not overreact based on it as the size of the potential rally was limited. Well, it turned out that “limited rally” was an euphemism for a decline. Gold, silver and mining stocks declined once again despite the previous day’s reversal and gold stocks confirmed the breakdown below the key support line. The implications are strongly bearish. However, there’s something ever more bearish and much more profound.
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Annual review of the labour market, 2016
The article “Annual review of the labour market, 2016”, released today in the Labour Statistics: Research Papers series, provides an analysis of current labour market trends using a combination of major indicators from the Labour Force Survey; the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours; the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey; and Employment Insurance statistics.
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Food services and drinking places, February 2017
Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 0.5% to $5.6 billion in February. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.3% compared with February 2016 while prices for alcoholic beverages were up 1.8%.
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Leduc is active and welcoming
Leduc is proving to be a very resilient community
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Trump gets “B” or “B-minus” from Wall Street pros
Using the market as a measure of success, President Trump has something to boast about: The 5.5% gain for stocks during his first 100 days in office is third-best of any president since World War II.
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Provincial legislation changes could address long-standing concern from Okotoks
Proposed changes to provincial legislation could address the Town of Okotoks’ long-standing concerns over the impact of development outside its border on Town services.
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New Land Use Bylaw approved for High River community
High River town council has officially approved the new Land Use Bylaw, which will provide a simpler process when developing or upgrading property.
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