Unilever, the multinational giant that owns brands from Ben and Jerry’s to Dove soap, is the biggest corporation yet to give a big thumbs up to a potential four-day workweek.
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 percentage points, bringing its benchmark rate range to 3.75%-4% and effectively making any type of debt (mortgages, credit cards, auto) a little bit pricier.
The feds have flicked on a big, bright “OPEN” sign with a new three-year immigration plan to get skilled workers into the country (and address that darn labour crunch).
Canadians are starting to feel the economic crunch as the Bank of Canada continues to try and combat inflation more stubborn than a toddler before naptime.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised markets after hiking rates by 0.5 of a percentage point yesterday (bringing the base rate to 3.75%), below the 0.75 hike most economists expected.