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Canada’s stake in small-business hiring just got larger
The number that moved Washington on August 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · Aug 17, 2026
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The number that moved Washington on August 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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The number that moved Washington on August 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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The number that moved Washington on August 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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The drug-price transparency act hiding inside small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on August 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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The number that moved Washington on August 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Markets
Foreign Relations turns to small-business hiring as Tucson watches
The number that moved Washington on August 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Aug 1, 2026
Markets
A factory-orders stall: the view from Langley
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