Headlines that make the heart race may be good for the news business, but they aren’t so hot for economic stability.
Amidst a fireworks display of breaking stories that include warnings of a new and potentially worse COVID-19 variant of concern, Friday’s stock market tumble, worrying inflation updates and a new round of supply chain problems caused by B.C.’s flooding, data out this week on the Canadian economy is expected to be reassuringly bland.
And after a weekend of hand-wringing, there are increasing signs — at least in financial circles — that despite a name that sounds like a Marvel Comics villain, the omicron variant is just more of
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