Japanese service activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in June as domestic demand cooled, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, although business confidence and hiring indicators remained upbeat. The service sector has been propelling economic growth in Japan, offseting feeble manufacturing performance. The final au Jibun Bank Service purchasing managers' index (PMI) slipped to 49.4 in June from 53.8 in May, snapping 21 straight months of expansion, the S&P Global Market Intelligence survey showed.
Some were watching fireworks light up the skies over the Canada Day long weekend, but others were spotting funnel clouds in various parts of the province.Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), said there have been many reports of funnel clouds in the province.However, Lang said it's still to-be-determined if the funnels actually touched down in many of these cases. She said clouds can appear to be something they're not."We get lots and lots and lots and lo