manufacturing – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:43:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png manufacturing – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Manufacturing sales up 0.7% in February https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/manufacturing-sales-up-0-7-in-february/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:43:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483771 Sales of petroleum and coal helped drive the increase, StatsCan said

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]]> Red Sea conflict latest test for global supply chains https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/red-sea-conflict-latest-test-for-global-supply-chains/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:33:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478845 Disruption to key global shipping lanes has varied credit impacts, DBRS says

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]]> Statistics Canada says manufacturing and wholesale sales rose in November https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/statistics-canada-says-manufacturing-and-wholesale-sales-rose-in-november/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:00:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478664 Sales of chemical products rose, while car sales fell

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]]> Unpacking the gender wage gap https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/unpacking-the-gender-wage-gap/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:05:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478440 Research finds disparities arise from differences in labour distribution as well as participation

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]]> Labour market continues to ease: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/labour-market-continues-to-ease-statscan/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:23:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=474024 Construction sector leads decline in payroll employment

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]]> Biden pitches his economic policies as key to a revival of manufacturing jobs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/biden-pitches-his-economic-policies-as-key-to-a-revival-of-manufacturing-jobs/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:34:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469833 In re-election speeches, U.S. president says his agenda has triggered a resurgence in factory work

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]]> Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales up 1.2% at $72.9 billion in May https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/statistics-canada-says-manufacturing-sales-up-1-2-at-72-9-billion-in-may/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:47:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=468749 Chemical products and motor vehicles were winners, while primary metals fell

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]]> Corporate Canada well positioned to weather slowdown https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/corporate-canada-well-positioned-to-weather-slowdown/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:09:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=461739 TD says firms banked recent high profits, bolstering balance sheets

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]]> More rate hikes looming, even as energy, supply issues ease https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/more-rate-hikes-looming-even-as-energy-supply-issues-ease/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:33:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=458300 Inflation shifts from goods to services, BMO report explains

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]]> No “reshoring” boost for Canadian manufacturing https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/no-reshoring-boost-for-canadian-manufacturing/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:21:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454837 Green transition could provide a spark to domestic production, TD says

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