Podcast Episodes
Back to Search1 year đ â The Peak Daily is one year old. Zellers is coming back. Airbnb is rolling out anti-party technology.
Episode 1
Almost a decade after Zellers left suburban malls across the country sitting empty, Hudsonâs Bay Company (HBC) is looking to launch its Canadian discâŚ
3Â years, 8Â months ago
Lab diamonds đ â Inflation is down. Pandora is rolling out lab grown diamonds. And US mining dollars might be coming to Canada.
Episode 1
Inflation may have peaked, but still remains âfar too highâ according to a new op-ed penned by the Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem.
PandoraâŚ
3Â years, 8Â months ago
WeLive đ Â â An update on China. Adam Neumann is back. And Bytedance gives up their algo.
Episode 1
Five US lawmakers decided to visit Taiwan just 12 days after the same trip by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prompted China to launch days of militaryâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
More workers đŠâđ â Employers are taking advantage of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Weddings are getting more expensive. And Nunavut is facing a food crisis.
Episode 1
As Canadian employers face the lowest unemployment rate in decades, theyâre moving to fill roles with temporary foreign workers (or TFW, for short)
AsâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
Correction âď¸Â â The CPPIB didnât do that bad. Russian oil is doing okay. And Canadaâs housing market may be stabilizing.
Episode 1
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) saw its funds drop by 4.2% last quarter or roughly $16 billionâwhich sounds a lot worse than it actuâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
Corporate cards đłÂ âMicrosoft is pulling back on corporate card spending. Europe is struggling with the heat. And Dominos is leaving Italy.
Episode 1
As a wave of economic uncertainty hits Big Tech, Microsoft is reining in the fun money.
Extreme heat and low rainfall are drying up Europeâs rivers whâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
Airline audit âď¸Â â Netflixâs games arenât taking off. The government is investigating Canadian airlines. And Google wants Apple to get rid of the green bubbles.
Episode 1
Netflix is struggling to build its gaming business as less than 1% of their users interact with them on a daily basis
Just when you thought things couâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
Embarrassing earnings đ â SoftBank has a bad quarter. Self driving cars are coming to China. And Ontario hospitals are in crisis.
Episode 1
Japanese technology investor SoftBank reported a record loss of US$23 billion last quarter, after a spending spree that CEO Masayoshi Son described aâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
Roomba and Ring đŚÂ â Canadaâs implementing a handgun ban. Amazon buys iRobot. And Canada and India may do a free trade deal.
Episode 1
Canada will ban the import of restricted handguns this month, part of a broader effort to curb gun violence after the countryâs deadliest mass shootiâŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago
Italian innovation đŽđšÂ â Nunavut workers may be out of jobs. Italy is getting a semiconductor manufacturing facility. And GMâs rolling out new self-driving features.
Episode 1
Over 1000 miners in Nunavut could be out of a job come September after receiving termination notices warning that their mine might be forced to shut âŚ
3Â years, 9Â months ago