New vehicle sales are down in January 2026 from a year earlier in January 2025, with zero-emission vehicles showing the most significant dip, numbers from Statistics Canada show. Iris Dyck reports.

One in ten university starters do not have a single A-level, with numbers more than doubling in a decade. Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows 75,000 freshers in 2024-25 did ...

There may be no hitter better with a bat in hand right now than Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain. McLain is vying for a starting job for manager Terry Francona's club after posting a dreary ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A huge loss in jobs is a reminder that Trump’s policies have stifled economic growth all year, and the Iran war ...

Business Activity Index at 59.9%; New Orders Index at 58.6%; Employment Index at 51.8%; Supplier Deliveries Index at 53.9% TEMPE, Ariz., March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the services ...

Dr. Clayton is a mathematician. Candidates for quantitative jobs — like those on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley — are sometimes asked offbeat questions such as: How many Ping-Pong balls fit in a 747 ...

(Omaha) -- After two months of improvement, one of KMA's leading indicators shows continuing weakness in the rural economy. Creighton University's Rural Mainstreet Index for February totaled 47.9.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation ...

In October, WSJ explained how the Trump administration could provide $20 billion to Argentina and why it was propping up an ideological ally. Photo: Ksenia Shaikhutdinova/WSJ The resignation of ...

Economists are viewing the delayed November consumer price index report with a dose of skepticism. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual headline inflation rate and core CPI rate for ...