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The Peak Daily The Peak
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Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three biggest Canadian and global business stories in less than 10 minutes.
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Tech tumbles 📉 — Technology stocks take a tumble. Bank of Canada cuts rates again.
In the 2003 hit movie Freaky Friday, a mother and daughter played by Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan wake up one morning and find their lives have been switched.
In March 2022, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said aggressive rate hikes were needed to quickly tamp down inflation, but that they’d only be temporary.
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A record setting raise 💸 — Investors dust off their chequebooks. Greenwashing needs a clearer definition.
Here’s something to celebrate: After a year of penny-pinching tied to high interest rates and economic uncertainty, money is flowing into Canadian technology companies again.
Not sure what “greenwashing” is? Canadian companies are right there with you.
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Big ZZZs 💤 — A deal to buy Sleep Country, Airlines aren’t making money.
Sleep Country is putting its run as a public company to bed.
The Farnborough International Airshow, one of the world’s largest aviation trade shows, kicked off yesterday amid some industry turbulence.
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Potayto, potahto 🗑️ — Ford chooses pick-ups over EVs.
Like a legacy rock band trying to cater to their audience, Ford is sticking to the hits at the expense of the new stuff.
Alberta may be known mostly for its mountains, big steaks, and rodeos, but these days, it’s found itself a new claim to fame: potatoes.
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Waste-less 🗑️ — Home construction slows, Grocery giants tackle food waste.
Nearly every government in Canada — at all levels and all political stripes — say they want more houses built. New data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows the opposite is happening.
More grocery stores in your neighbourhood could soon be offering you oddly shaped tomatoes and soon-to-be-expired cartons of yogurt for cheap.
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Weekend getaway 🚢 — Speeding up digital payments, New cruise ship focuses on weekend energy.
Canada is the only G20 country without an updated digital payments system. Interac’s new CEO wants to change that ASAP.
The world’s second-largest cruise ship will make its maiden voyage this week, but it won’t be a long one.
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Customer Reviews
Perfect
This is exactly the podcast I was looking for. Short, great quality, and the content is the bang on- it’s accessible to people who don’t know a lot about the financial world, while also interesting for people who do.
Great Podcast
I love this podcast. Great content delivered in fun lighthearted manner.
Keep 2 hosts!
I like this podcast because of the back and forth between the two hosts! Great job filling in Alex! They do cover key topics in a short time span which I like.