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The Peak / Curiouscast
Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three biggest Canadian and global business stories in less than 10 minutes.
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Apr 29, 2024 • 19min
Prime time 🏀 — Amazon locks up NBA deal, the Yen keeps falling.
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.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 26, 2024 • 19min
Productivity problems 📉 — Honda’s $15 billion EV bet, The GDP per capita dips.
Like a rapper officially releasing a leaked diss track, Honda has dropped a long-awaited project that’s making waves throughout the industry.Even with AI tools, highly caffeinated beverages, and a roster of podcasts eager to tell us all how to work “smarter,” Canadians are in a bit of a productivity slump.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 25, 2024 • 9min
Healthy pop 🥤 — Indigenous investing rises, Healthy pop is popping off.
Just like a space probe hurtling through deep space, Indigenous investing is only going up.The way things are trending, a nice fizzy drink could soon replace your morning vitamins.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 24, 2024 • 8min
Grocers wanted 🛒 — Feds lure global grocers, A new inflation theory.
Things coming to Canada this year: Shake Shack, the Eras Tour, and… a unionized Amazon warehouse?A group of delegates will spend the week in the nation's capital comparing notes on why plastic is, in fact, not so fantastic.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 23, 2024 • 8min
Grocers wanted 🛒 — Feds lure global grocers, A new inflation theory.
Things coming to Canada this year: Shake Shack, the Eras Tour, and… a unionized Amazon warehouse?A group of delegates will spend the week in the nation's capital comparing notes on why plastic is, in fact, not so fantastic.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 22, 2024 • 8min
Tesla slashes prices in major markets. The world’s top-selling EV maker is again cutting prices on popular models by nearly US$2,000 in the U.S., China and Germany as it tries to keep pace in the accelerating EV price war.
Québec workers reject Airbus contract offer. The roughly 1,300 unionized workers at the Mirabel, Québec Airbus plant have rejected a third contract offer from the plane manufacturer, with almost 70% of members voting against the agreement. The Québec plant manufactures Airbus’ popular A220 passenger plane. (CTV News)China’s Canadian ambassador abruptly leaves post. Amid heightened tensions between the two countries, China’s ambassador to Canada left his diplomatic post after nearly five years on the job. Canada’s relationship with China has gotten rockier in recent years, particularly over accusations that Beijing meddled in the last two federal elections. (BNN Bloomberg)—LA

Apr 19, 2024 • 9min
Mob ties 🚔 — The NHL is breaking records. Mob gets busted in Canada.
You think La Casa Nostra don’t have a piece of da pie in da Great White North? Ayyy, fuhgeddabouditThe only thing more impressive than the player's soon-to-be-grown playoff beards is the total at the bottom of the NHL balance sheet this year.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 18, 2024 • 9min
Retro kicks 👟 — Raptors scandal highlights worries about sports betting. Retro sneakers are all the rage.
It’s a tough day for people who bet on themselves.Business at Adidas is booming this year. If you’re wondering why, just go for a walk around town and count how many pairs of Sambas you see walking the street.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 17, 2024 • 9min
Wealth tax 📈 — Tim Horton’s gets into pizza. Feds announce new tax rate.
With so many plans already announced, we were left wondering what the feds would actually unveil at this year’s budget meeting. The answer? A tax to pay for all those plans.Canadians' favourite spot for a double-double and an Old Fashioned glazed donut is trying its hand at a new endeavour: pizza.DrivingCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Apr 16, 2024 • 7min
Budget day 💸 — Happy Budget Day, one and all. Canada says 'bienvenue' to Francophone immigrants.
It’s Budget Day 2024, and the theme for this year is "generational fairness.” While that’s not as exciting a theme as “year of efficiency” or “murder mystery,” it does sound like a nice idea.Everybody knows that Canada needs more healthcare workers, more homebuilders, and… more French speakers?DrivingCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO