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Financial stress affecting workplace motivation: survey

bwolfe — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:00:06 +0000

When employees are financially stressed, they’re distracted and less productive at work and more likely to leave their jobs, according to a new survey by the Canadian Payroll Association. Though the survey found personal finances have improved for many Canadians in 2020 and 2021, 30 per cent of respondents who indicated they experience financial stress […]

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Is China’s economic recovery sustainable?

mschmit — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:31:14 +0000

China’s V-shaped economic recovery continued for a fourth consecutive month in June, led by strong domestic demand. And if the novel coronavirus remains under control, China can remain the world’s best consumer story. In China, consumer spending came back with force. Inflation-adjusted retail sales plummeted to a 23.7 per cent year-over-year decline in January and […]

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Canada’s Lack of Stimulus Hurts Consumer Sector

mschmit — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:21:37 +0000

Why our policy response post-2008 hasn't given consumers the boost they need.

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