1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1081+ words) Sep. 2, 2026 by Tu Nguyen The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday following the recent breakdown of trade talks with the U.S. and subsequent economic uncertainty due to new tariffs. Any further tariff escalation could…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (817+ words) Sep. 1, 2026 by Tuan Nguyen The sentiment among U.S. manufacturers improved in August, continuing the improving trend this year. The ISM Manufacturing purchasing managers index registered 54.6% in August versus 55.6% in July, an eighth straight month of expansion. Tariff refunds, rising business and…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (661+ words) Aug. 31, 2026 by Tu Nguyen The RSM Canada Financial Conditions Index remains modestly accommodative, despite the energy shock and the growing unease over U.S.-Canada relations. The index is a composite look at the risk priced into three financial markets—money, bond…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (892+ words) Aug. 24, 2026 by Tu Nguyen The collapse of trade talks between the United States and Canada over the weekend brought new 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion worth of Canadian exports. In response, Canada said it would match those tariffs in dollar…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (185+ words) Aug. 21, 2026 by Michael Haas Medicaid eligibility disruption is no longer just a public policy concern. For hospitals, it is increasingly a front-end revenue cycle risk that can create eligibility failures, authorization delays, claim denials, self-pay balances and rising bad debt....