Prime time ? — Amazon locks up NBA deal, the Yen keeps falling.

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Prime time ? — Amazon locks up NBA deal, the Yen keeps falling.

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Apr 29, 2024

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Amazon is spending billions of dollars to make sure fans have to get Prime to watch the Raptors lose.
Now might be a good time to book that trip to Japan you’ve been dreaming of because your loonie is going to go a lot further than it used to.
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Apr 29, 2024

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Introducing Our New Show: The Peak Daily ?: The Peak’s launching our daily business news podcast, creatively titled, The Peak Daily. Everyday, <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal">Jay Rosenthal</a> and Peak co-founder <a href="https://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> will give you a run-down of the three biggest business stories you need in less than 10 minutes. Listen while you have your first coffee, take a morning jog, or on your (future?) morning commute. Drops everyday at 6am. Produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. by The Peak Daily
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Erin O'Toole's favourite album ?— Update your iPhones. Bell is fighting the Rogers and Shaw merger. And Gary Gensler talks crypto to Congress. by The Peak Daily
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Bienvenue ?? — We want more Americans to visit. Olivia Rodrigo is paying up. And foreign buyers are driving housing prices in BC. by The Peak Daily
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Fee Free Pfizer ?—National Bank is going fee free. Pfizer's buying an Ontario biotech shop.And Virgin is going to Orbit (via SPAC).: National Bank announced that they'll be the second investing platform to offer a zero commission on trades service. Pfizer is buying Ontario's Trillium Biosciences in a blockbuster $2 billion deal. And Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit wants to go public via SPAC. The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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The Best is Yet to Come ? — The Peak Daily's first episode. Zuck's Metaverse. Wealthsimple's Twitter tipping. Amazon's big box stores.: Put this in the podcasting history books: it's The Peak Daily's first episode. Facebook unveiled their new virtual workspaces and, spoiler, it's heavy on cartoons. Wealthsimple's teaming up with Twitter to let you tip your favourite Tweeters. And Amazon's Target is on Target? by The Peak Daily
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Getting #paid ? — #Paid gets #paid.TSMC is hiking chip prices. And Air Canada is mandating vaccines.: Toronto-based #paid raised $18.9 million. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co says the cost of chip prices will go up. And Air Canada is mandating vaccines for employees. The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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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. by The Peak Daily
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Quebec electricity ? — Quebec's selling (a lot of) hydro to New York. The banks are terrified of the incoming Liberals. And Toronto's PhenoTips is building 23andMe for health. by The Peak Daily
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Get that shot ?— Banks requiring employees to get vaccinated. Are you ready for a Toys ‘R Us comeback? And OnlyFans is cleaning up its act.: TD, CIBC, and RBC all announced that they’ll require employees to get vaccinated if they want to work in an office or branch. Putnam Partners is buying the Canadian rights to Toys ‘R Us in an attempt to turn around the struggling toy brand. And OnlyFans is removing all sexually explicit content to appease the credit card kings. The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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Fintech is flying ? — Flinks gets bought by National Bank. A Chinese court bans 996. And electric car co. Rivian's looking to go public.: National Bank is buying Montreal-based fintech startup Flinks. A Chinese court bans to controversial 996 overtime policy. And Amazon-backed Tesla rival Rivian is looking to go public.The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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Oil is flowing ? — Enbridge is proceeding with Line 3. WhatsApp's getting hit with a huge fine. And Intuit might be buying Mailchimp. by The Peak Daily
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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! by The Peak Daily
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Unicorn Alert? — Blockstream gains unicorn status. Maersk goes green. And TikTok's cozying up to Shopify.: BC's Blockstream raises $200 million and reaches unicorn status. The world's largest shipping company is expanding its fleet with cleaner ships. And TikTok is getting big into social commerce with who else... Shopify, of course. The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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Overheating ? — CMHC says Canada's housing market is overheated and overvalued. CDPQ is going green. And Stripe is coming to Canada. by The Peak Daily
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Hot housing ? — OnlyFans makes a u-turn. Politicians are talking housing. And SemiosBio is making a big bet.: OnlyFans announces that it will continue to allow sexually explicit content on their platform. Federal political leaders are announcing their housing plans. And SemiosBio is building an agtech empire... The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Rosenthal</a>. by The Peak Daily
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Mu ? — Meng Wanzhou is negotiating with the US Department of Justice. Amazon's facing its first unionization effort in Canada. And should you be concerned about the Mu variant? by The Peak Daily
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Rejected ❌ — Telus and GM are teaming up. Canadian National is rejected. And are flying taxis coming in 2024? by The Peak Daily
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Busted ? — SNC-Lavalin is again in hot water. D2L is going to D2-the-TSX. And StandUp Ventures is standing up taller. by The Peak Daily
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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. by The Peak Daily
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Welcome home ?? — The Michaels return to Canada. China bans Bitcoin. And the EU is consolidating ports. by The Peak Daily
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Instagram is not for kids ? — Instagram is delaying the launch of their kids product. China has an electricity shortage. And Copperleaf goes public. by The Peak Daily
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Meme lords ? — Meme stocks are back (or they never left). CDPQ is buying Medical Solutions. And China is telling kids no gaming on school nights. by The Peak Daily
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Nobel prize ? — A Canadian David Card co-wins the Nobel Prize in Economics. Netflix and Walmart are teaming up to sell merch. Notion raised a ton of money. by The Peak Daily
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Facedrive face plants ?— Facedrive is going bust. El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender. And Tesla is rolling out "full self-driving". by The Peak Daily
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Hacked ? — Twitch got hacked. Regulators are trying to tame stablecoins. And Canada's not meeting its climate goals. by The Peak Daily
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Inflation nation ? — Inflation is at record highs. Neo Financial raised a huge round. And is Evergrande the Chinese Lehman Brothers? by The Peak Daily
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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. by The Peak Daily
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Robot trucks ? — Uber's disrupting labour law. Gatik raised a big round. And Gap's bringing Athleta to Canada. by The Peak Daily
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Robot influencer ? — Dapper buys Brud. Coconut Software raises $28 million. And Squid Games is a surprise success. by The Peak Daily
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Chicken little ? — Drake invests in Dave's Hot Chicken. We're (still) on Evergrande watch. And another company is complaining about Shaw and Rogers. by The Peak Daily
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