February growth below forecast with contractions in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade
Slowdown reflects impact of Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to tame inflation
Global sales dropped in the first quarter but Canada was an exception, Morningstar reports
Revenues and earnings are expected to slump alongside GDP
FCAC charged with selecting single, external complaints body
Deloitte predicts half-point real GDP drop in 2023
Russia, China drove surge in defaults last year
TD says firms banked recent high profits, bolstering balance sheets
A third of economists expect a recession to begin in the April-June quarter
More severe downside scenarios will lead to larger capital buffers, Fitch says