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Timber 🪵— Lumber is getting cheaper. Britain is doing a four day workweek experiment. And Shopify has a new share structure.
Episode 1
The price of lumber has bucked the inflation trend by plummeting more than 50% from recent peaks, as people adjust their spending priorities for a p…
3 years, 11 months ago
Regulated 🏠 — Governments are cracking down on Airbnb. Elon is trying to get out of buying Twitter. New Apple products.
Episode 1
Municipal governments across the country, including Winnipeg, Ottawa and Charlottetown are enforcing new regulations to get a grip on the booming sho…
3 years, 11 months ago
Super bad 👎 — Dairy farmers are worried. Elon Musk feels super bad about the economy. And Canada’s productivity is suffering.
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Amidst rampant inflation and supply-chain disruptions, Canadian dairy farmers feel squeezed to get their products onto grocery store shelves.
Billion…
3 years, 11 months ago
Cancer killer 🧪 — Montreal-based Repare Therapeutics has a new deal for their cancer drug. Canadian investors aren’t happy with disclosure from their green investments. And Canadians are losing their buying power.
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Montreal-based Repare Therapeutics has entered a deal (potentially worth US$1.2 billion) with pharma giant F Hoffman La Roche to create a new drug to…
3 years, 11 months ago
Rising rates 📈 — Interest rates go up another 0.5%. Some employers have to disclosure pay equity information. Big companies are agreeing to limit advertising to kids.
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The Bank of Canada (BoC) is continuing to aggressively hike interest rates to combat high inflation, announcing another 0.5 percentage point raise ye…
3 years, 11 months ago
Tims Tracker ☕️ — Pools might be hard to find. The Tims app may have been tracking you. Workers are finding jobs on Slack.
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Canadians could soon find it difficult to cool down this summer as lifeguard labour shortages start to impact beaches and pools across the country.
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3 years, 11 months ago
Speed Test ⏱️ - Vancouver’s inefficient port, The EU sort of bans Russian oil, and a new supercomputer champ.
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The World Bank ranks the Port of Vancouver the 368th most efficient port in the world, meaning it’s one of the least efficient. The Port Authority bo…
3 years, 11 months ago
Euro Link 🔗 - Canada moves to supply Europe with natural gas, the feds wants to make the internet more affordable, and the financial sector preps for climate change.
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Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Canada could start supplying Europe with liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2025 ahead signalling a ne…
3 years, 11 months ago
Art Start 🎨 - The SEC takes a closer look at ESG, The World Bank Prez predicts a recession, and fine art reaches new heights.
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The SEC is proposing new regulations of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance funds amid accusations of greenwashing.
World Bank President D…
3 years, 11 months ago
Flying High ✈️ - Pfizer cuts a deal in Africa, Bombardier launches new private jet, hedge funds beat the markets.
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Pfizer announced plans to sell brand-name drugs at not-for-profit prices in low-income countries, starting in Rwanda, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal, and Uga…
3 years, 11 months ago