The Peak Daily
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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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Mar 13, 2024 • 10min
American meat 🐄 — As Telegram ponders IPO, experts worry about its dark side. American meat labelling rules puts Canada in crosshairs.
Encrypted messaging app Telegram is mulling a U.S.-listed IPO, its owner Pavel Durov told the Financial Times, after surpassing 900 million monthly active users and projecting it will hit profitability within the next year thanks to newfound ad dollars.Some new ground rules from our southern neighbour are putting Canadian cattle at risk of losing their honourary dual citizenship.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 12, 2024 • 10min
How open banking works 🏦 — Canada warms up to open banking. Canada’s missing Chinese tourists.
In next month’s federal budget, the feds are poised to put forward a framework legislation to bring open banking to the financial system. What is that, exactly? We’re glad you asked.Niagara Falls, the CN Tower, and even the world’s largest coffee pot aren’t enough to lure Chinese tourists back to Canada.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 11, 2024 • 8min
Gold rush 🏅 — Gold hits new highs and may not be done yet. Surge pricing could be coming to restaurants despite Wendy’s backlash.
Sure, it’s easy to poke fun at cheesy cash-for-gold infomercials, but maybe the Russell Olivers of the world knew something we didn’t about where gold prices were heading.The plan to bring the excitement of day trading to the experience of buying a Baconator didn’t pan out for Wendy’s, but the concept could be coming to more restaurants soon.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 8, 2024 • 11min
Where are all the IPOs? 💵 — Canada’s military is unprepared. IPO drought on Bay Street.
Like a student taking a final exam despite skipping every lecture, the Canadian Armed Forces are unprepared.The last time the IPO market in Canada was this bad, the sitcom Friends debuted, Forrest Gump hit theatres, and a guy named Jeff Bezos launched a little book shop called Amazon.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 7, 2024 • 11min
Can you force Canadian investment 📈 — Should there be more investment in Canadian business? How to invest in viral songs.
If there’s one thing we all can agree on, it’s that in Canadian business, publishing an open letter to your enemies in a newspaper is one of the most dramatic things you can do.Here's one way to really make your TFSA returns sing: Invest in Beyoncé’s next hit song.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 6, 2024 • 9min
A $70,000 pistachio heist 🥜 — Pistachio heist sparks larger cargo theft fears. Canada’s sports bodies are begging for more cash.
A pistachio heist in Ontario hasn't just raised the eyebrows of people thinking, “Surely, no one could eat that many nuts,” but put businesses on high alert about food cargo thefts.With the Paris Olympics less than five months away, Canada’s sports bodies have put out a plea for more cash.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 5, 2024 • 9min
Expensive tickets 🎟️— It’s pricer than ever to have fun, just ask Raptors fans. Cities are looking for a place to park new homes.
It’s getting more and more expensive to see sweaty men jump really high these days.In the midst of a housing shortage, city officials are looking to build homes on top of some of the country's ~97 million parking spaces.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Mar 4, 2024 • 8min
No more news 🗞️ — Canada looks for answers to mineral slump. Meta’s retiring from the newsroom.
Canadian miners explore new pricing system to compete globally, while Meta bids farewell to news industry. Podcast also discusses challenges in mining industry, Meta's impact on news publishers, and international affairs like Canada's sanctions on Russia and Cairo's ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.
Feb 29, 2024 • 9min
Card games 🃏 — Alberta says “no” to rampant renewables. Sports cards reel in big bucks.
After lifting a seven-month ban on new renewable energy projects, Alberta has introduced rules restricting where future developments can set up shop in order to keep prime agricultural lands for farmers and preserve the province’s “pristine viewscapes.”Sure, trading stocks is cool and all, but have you tried trading your old sports cards?Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Feb 28, 2024 • 8min
Brain drain 🧠 — Banks brace for bad loans, Canadian miners are fleeing.
Scores of Canadian lawyers have fled for the bright lights of New York in recent years, clearly inspired by the undying popularity of Suits.Canadian Bank Earnings Week is underway, and while we admit it’s not as exhilarating as Shark Week, it can teach us some valuable lessons about the murky waters of the economy.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
