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Non-alcoholic đŸș — There’s a new gen of non-alcoholic drinks. What if you could date using a Love is Blind app? And Meta has a big layoff.
2022/11/10

Keurig Dr. Pepper invested US$50 million for a minority stake in Athletic Brewing, a leader in the b

Live pod 🎙 — Retirees are going back to work. The feds want to fund health care. And FTX is over.
2022/11/9

Live from The Peak’s Bet on Canada Summit in Toronto!Retirees used to spend their time sunning in Fl

Four day workweek 4ïžâƒŁÂ â€” You’re not getting enough sleep. Unilever is experimenting with the four-day workweek. And Xi is trying to cool down nuclear tensions.
2022/11/7

In exchange for not seeing the sun after work until spring, you’re now getting an extra hour of slee

Strike đŸȘ§Â â€” CUPE education workers are going on strike. The Fall Economic Statement is out. And you may start controlling your phone with your brain.
2022/11/4

Over 55,000 Ontario education workers, including early childhood educators, educational assistants a

Musk makes his mark 🐩 — The Fed hikes interest rates again. Musk makes his mark at Twitter. And Google is using AI to predict natural disasters.
2022/11/3

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 percentage points, bringing its benchmark rate ra

Death of Yeezys 👟 — The sneaker market is in a spiral. TouchBistro raises a big round. And Canada has a new immigration plan.
2022/11/2

The Adidas-Kanye West split meant the death of Yeezy: The immensely popular and influential line of

Zero COVID đŸ˜·Â â€” China is still struggling with COVID. Canadians are starting to feel the crunch of inflation. And Campari is buying a bourbon maker.
2022/11/1

From squashing presidential term limits to picking fights with Taiwan, a lot is going on in China th

Free the bird 🐩 — The Great Resignation isn’t happening. Elon takes over Twitter. The US Dollar is crushing other currencies.
2022/10/31

First came “The Great Resignation”. Then there was “quiet quitting” (and the reaction, “quiet firing

Household wealth 🏡 — Canada’s nurses are heading south. YouTube is certifying health accounts. And household wealth took a major hit.
2022/10/28

In the midst of a healthcare workers shortage, Canada's nurses are heading south of the border.From

50 basis points 📈 — Another rate hike from the BoC. Deepfakes are getting into ads. NASA is going deep on aliens.
2022/10/27

The Bank of Canada surprised markets with a smaller-than-expected interest rate hike of 0.5 percenta

Swimming in gas 🛱 — The European gas situation is improving. Canopy is buying US cannabis companies. And Microsoft and Alphabet are showing how soft tech markets are.
2022/10/26

Remember when Europe faced those “unprecedented risks” to its natural gas supply earlier this month?

Davos in the desert 🌮 — The Future Investment Initiative kicks off. You might start getting paid for your blood. Ontario’s EQAO scores are bad.
2022/10/25

Saudi Arabia’s [Future Investment Initiative](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/wall-street-is-heading-to-

Android auto đŸ€– — Snap stock is spooky. The G7 price cap on Russian oil might not work. And Apple and Android are fighting over your car.
2022/10/24

If Snap’s earnings are any indication of how social media companies are faring right now, the answer

Liz out đŸ‘©â€đŸ’ŒÂ â€” Liz Truss is out as PM. Via is adding buffer cars. And the Women’s World Cup TV rights are back up for sale.
2022/10/21

After six weeks in office (the shortest tenure for a British prime minister), Truss was forced to re

Inflation only goes up 📈 — Netflix is back. Inflation is up. And global cities lure top talent.
2022/10/21

After a rocky year of subscriber losses and investor doubt, Netflix is back with ambitions bigger th

Friendship ⛮ — Trade partners are friendshoring. Old school banks are reinventing themselves. And Meta is selling Giphy.
2022/10/19

Friendshoring is on the rise as Western countries start shifting trade to friendly partners to cut d

Price freeze đŸ„¶Â â€”Â Loblaw freezes No Name prices. Hockey fans are annoyed with the new rink boards. And there’s a new hit social app.
2022/10/18

Canada’s biggest grocer announced it is freezing prices on all of its No Name products (over 1,500 i

Budget u-turn 🏩 — PM Liz Truss fires her finance minister. Weather reporting is being privatized. You might be better off quitting.
2022/10/17

Embattled British PM Liz Truss made (another) U-turn yesterday, firing her top finance official, Kwa

Expensive everything đŸ“±Â â€”Â Core inflation is at a 10 year high in the US. Canadians are paying more for everything. And TikTok is taking a big swing.
2022/10/14

US core inflation hit a four-decade high last month, which, to be clear, is the opposite of what Jer