The Peak Daily

Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three bigge

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Caller ID 📞 — Phone fraud is up in Canada. Ozy Media is no more. And Tesla continues to cruise.
2021/10/4

A Globe report found that phone number fraud attacks have increased between 2019-2020. US media comp

Battery powered 🔋 — A Chinese company wants to buy a lithium mine operator. Investors are going Fanatic over trading cards. And Lightspeed could slow down.
2021/10/1

China-based Contemporary Amperex wants to buy a Canadian lithium reserve to capture the growing dema

Still lonely 🙁 — CPPIB is going to sea. The US might run out of money. And Amazon's releasing a home robot.
2021/9/30

The CPPIB is spending $4 billion on a US port operator to capture shipping mania. The US may run out

Overheating 🔥 — CMHC says Canada's housing market is overheated and overvalued. CDPQ is going green. And Stripe is coming to Canada.
2021/9/29

CMHC says the Canadian housing market is currently both overheated and overvalued. CDPQ announced pl

Instagram is not for kids 🤳 — Instagram is delaying the launch of their kids product. China has an electricity shortage. And Copperleaf goes public.
2021/9/28

Facebook is pausing the launch of their Instagram for Kids product after pushback from lawmakers. Ch

Welcome home 🇨🇦 — The Michaels return to Canada. China bans Bitcoin. And the EU is consolidating ports.
2021/9/27

The Michaels are back home in Canada after two years in Chinese jail. China releases comprehensive c

Busted 🚔 — SNC-Lavalin is again in hot water. D2L is going to D2-the-TSX. And StandUp Ventures is standing up taller.
2021/9/24

SNC-Lavalin is in the spotlight (for all the wrong reasons). Waterloo-based edtech startup is lookin

UKUSCMA 🇬🇧 — Federal employees are getting a new payroll system. The UK wants in on the USMCA. And Dapper raises another huge round.
2021/9/23

The federal government announced a switch from their troubled Phoenix payroll system to Ceridian. Th

Chicken little 🐓 — Drake invests in Dave's Hot Chicken. We're (still) on Evergrande watch. And another company is complaining about Shaw and Rogers.
2021/9/21

Drake invests in Dave's Hot Chicken to expand his ever-growing business empire. Investors are still

Drill baby drill 🪛 — Suncor announces partnership. SpaceX sends a bunch of amateurs to space. And Gogoro goes public.
2021/9/17

Suncor announces partnership with indigenous communities to buy stake in Northern Courier Pipeline.

Inflation nation 📈 — Inflation is at record highs. Neo Financial raised a huge round. And is Evergrande the Chinese Lehman Brothers?
2021/9/16

Noticed things are getting more expensive? You're not alone. The latest Consumer Price Index has inf

Erin O'Toole's favourite album 💿— Update your iPhones. Bell is fighting the Rogers and Shaw merger. And Gary Gensler talks crypto to Congress.
2021/9/15

We interview Erin O'Toole, the leader of Canada's Conservatives. Update your iPhones because a team

See you in cinecourt 🎬 — Cineplex and Cineworld are going to Cinecourt. China's buying some Canadian mRNA tech. And Amazon is hiring a bunch up North.
2021/9/14

Cineplex and Cineworld are suing each other over who is to blame for the global pandemic. China's Ev

Jobs jobs jobs 👷‍♀️ — Canada's economy is booming again. Apple has to let developers offer alternative payment options. And the cost of shipping is going up!
2021/9/13

Canada's economy is really starting to regain form after adding 90,000 new jobs last month. A judge

Wayfarers of the future 🕶 — Facebook and Ray Ban announce their new glasses. Bitcoin miners are pumped about Canada. And a fusion breakthrough could change the world.
2021/9/10

Facebook announced their new AR glasses product, Ray-Ban Stories, which lets wearers take photos, li

Goose chase 🦆 — Coinbase is under scrutiny for a new product. Canada Goose is getting fined in China. And Bill Gates is buying the Four Seasons chain.
2021/9/9

Coinbase is launching a new product that will let users earn interest on their cryptocurrencies, but

Facedrive face plants 🚗— Facedrive is going bust. El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender. And Tesla is rolling out "full self-driving".
2021/9/8

Canadian Uber competitor Facedrive is mulling bankruptcy. El Salvador has made Bitcoin a legal curre

Bienvenue 🇺🇸 — We want more Americans to visit. Olivia Rodrigo is paying up. And foreign buyers are driving housing prices in BC.
2021/9/7

Americans are coming but not as quickly as our economy would like. Olivia Rodrigo is paying royaltie