Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBudget u-turn 🏦 — PM Liz Truss fires her finance minister. Weather reporting is being privatized. You might be better off quitting.
Episode 1
Embattled British PM Liz Truss made (another) U-turn yesterday, firing her top finance official, Kwasi Kwarteng, and reversing plans to slash corpora…
3 years, 6 months ago
Expensive everything 📱 — Core inflation is at a 10 year high in the US. Canadians are paying more for everything. And TikTok is taking a big swing.
Episode 1
US core inflation hit a four-decade high last month, which, to be clear, is the opposite of what Jerome Powell & Friends need to prove their plan to …
3 years, 7 months ago
Nuclear comeback 🔌 — Nuclear power is in vogue again. Meta releases a new headset. And there’s a backlog of PR applications.
Episode 1
Canada-based Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management’s renewables division have buddied up to buy nuclear company Westinghouse Electric for US$7.9 bil…
3 years, 7 months ago
Protest 🪧 — Real estate investors are protesting interest rates. Saudi Arabia is on a hunt for talent. Lego is getting smart.
Episode 1
Seven months into the Bank of Canada’s rate hike spree, some Canadians are already taking to their local parks to protest higher interest rates on th…
3 years, 7 months ago
Tax evaders 🏦 — Hockey Canada loses another sponsor. Facebook employees don’t even like the metaverse. And still no action on the Panama Papers.
Episode 1
Hockey Canada has officially lost every last one of its top-tier corporate sponsors after Nike suspended its 23-year partnership with the organizatio…
3 years, 7 months ago
Robot dogs 🐶 — A new pact not to weaponize robots. Alberta wants you to move there. And an investigation into Canada’s grocers.
Episode 1
Six companies, including the famous Boston Dynamics (BD), pledged not to weaponize or support the weaponization of their robots, and urged others to …
3 years, 7 months ago
Credit surcharge 💳 — A new credit card fee could be coming soon. OPEC+ is cutting oil production. And an MBA isn’t what it used to be.
Episode 1
Starting today, you might see a new surcharge on your receipt when you tap your plastic. Businesses in Canada are now allowed to pass credit card pro…
3 years, 7 months ago
For sale 🏷 — HSBC is considering exiting Canada. Phil Collins and Gensis sold their music rights. And Elon is buying Twitter after all.
Episode 1
Phil Collins and Genesis no longer have publishing rights to their recordings. But they aren’t throwing it all away. They’re the most recent musician…
3 years, 7 months ago
Continuons 🗳 — Legault wins big. Credit Suisse is in trouble. And brands have too much merchandise.
Episode 1
Francois Legault will stay in power as Quebec’s premier as his centre-right nationalist CAQ party secured a majority government in a cakewalk.
Credit …
3 years, 7 months ago
Postal loans 📬 — Canada Post is introducing a new loan service. Elon’s Twitter texts get released. And Meta reduces headcount.
Episode 1
Canada Post has expanded its MyMoney loan program in partnership with TD Bank to locations across Canada, offering loans between $1000 and $30,000, w…
3 years, 7 months ago