by Working Forest | May 29, 2020 | Archives
Law360 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a step-by-step blueprint on how to reopen amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, telling employers in no uncertain terms that getting back to business shouldn’t mean business as usual. The...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2020 | Archives
WRI Market Insights — The Coronavirus Epidemic has negatively impacted the supply chains for numerous industry sectors worldwide the past few months. Many commodity products saw reduced trade during March and April, a result of reduced demand, closures of...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — It may seem like things are returning to normal as the unprecedented rules and restrictions that have governed our lives over the past two months are slowly being loosened. This week, some retailers in Ontario reopened their doors. Golfers and tennis...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
Forest2Market — After tumbling over 18 percent in March, US housing starts plummeted another 30 percent in April to the lowest level since early 2015. The percentage decrease was also the largest since the government began tracking the metric in 1959. Housing...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2020 | Archives
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index held steady in May, following a sharp decline in April. The Index now stands at 86.6 (1985=100), up from 85.7 in April. The Present Situation Index – based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labour market...
