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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Jul 28, 2023 • 7min
Random range 🚗 — All hail resale. Is the West done raising rates? Tesla hasn’t got the range.
Canada’s top high-end winterwear brand (that’s named after an aggressive northern waterfowl) is tapping into the growing consumer desire to get thrifty.Inflation is cooling across the Western world, but don’t grab your party hats just yet.Like a friend who tells you their birthday bash is going to be the wildest party ever, Tesla is facing accusations of over-exaggeration.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 27, 2023 • 7min
Cabinet shuffle 🏛️ — Canada’s Cabinet kerfuffle. The cost of the immigration boom. The dynamic price is right.
Almost 80% of Canada’s ministers are new or in a new role… all with the hopes of making a dent in the country’s most pressing issues ahead of the next election.According to a new TD Economics report, Canada's historic population growth risks exacerbating the country’s biggest problem areas.As the demand for experiences like travel, movie passes, and concert tickets soars, companies are taking advantage by leaning into ‘dynamic pricing.’Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 26, 2023 • 9min
Twitter is now X 🐦 — The race to build a super-app is on. Why Vancouver’s proposed zoning law matters. What in the Worldcoin?
In one of the most significant rebrand in the history of rebrands, Twitter is now X.Like baggy clothes and country music, zoning laws are having a moment this year.Since time immemorial, our eyes have had one use: To see things. Now, they finally have a higher purpose… generating crypto tokens!Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 25, 2023 • 9min
Soccer domination ⚽️ — The cruise business is back. Private nursing is booming. Saudi Arabia’s plan for world soccer domination.
Riding the comeback wave this year are cargo pants, vinyl records and… cruises?To keep emergency rooms open, hospitals are dropping stacks on private nurses.Forget crypto, the new get-rich-quick strategy is playing pro soccer in Saudi Arabia.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 24, 2023 • 8min
Declining wine 🍷 — El Niño could mean higher food prices. Fine wine’s value takes a hit. The race is on to make flying cleaner.
Get ready to cross some more squares off your extreme weather bingo card, because El Niño is here.If you followed in Jay Z’s footsteps and locked up some expensive bottles of wine as a retirement investment, you might be looking for a refund right about now.In addition to adding oat milk and Aperol Spritzes to their in-flight menu, Air Canada is making moves to add more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).We don’t really do clickbait here, but… click to watch 488 good dogs.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 21, 2023 • 10min
Barbenheimer 👚 — It’s a Barbenheimer world. Google showcases its new robo-reporter. FBI of the North
Two of the year’s biggest films, Oppenheimer (about the father of the atomic bomb) and Barbie (about, well, Barbie), are out in theatres and making for an unlikely double feature.Google is taking a break from its fight with Canadian publishers to showcase its brand-new toy for journalists: An AI helper.The Mounties appear on the verge of a major shakeup—and no, it doesn’t involve ditching the iconic Red Serge jackets and campaign hats.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 20, 2023 • 8min
New tax now 🤑 — Canada wants its new tax now. Bosses want to boss from home. Alberta’s open for business.
At the age of 156, Canada is going through a rebellious phase.Who’s leading the return-to-office resistance? It’s not ‘entitled’ millennials, but their bosses.The world’s biggest rodeo isn’t all barrel racing and politicians flipping pancakes but an opportunity for Calgary to lure residents and investors to the city.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 19, 2023 • 9min
Open door 🇨🇦 — Meta opens up its AI. Inflation rate falls to 2.8%. Canada wants US tech workers. Meta just took a big swing to prevent itself from becoming an AI also-ran.
Temperatures are still hot, but at least inflation is cooling.After years of losing talent to the US (also known as ‘brain drain’), Canada is now looking to lure back some of those workers.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 18, 2023 • 8min
More fires 🔥 — Millions across North America under air quality advisory. Little relief for big global debt. Nike cuts ties with Hockey Canada.
As Canadian wildfires place millions of Americans under air quality advisories again this week, get ready for our southern neighbours to get mad at us all over again.If you ask US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the debt problems facing low-income countries are a problem for the global economy.Nike is calling it quits on a 20-year relationship with Hockey Canada.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
Jul 17, 2023 • 8min
Private jets 🛩️ — The new 9-to-5 may be here to stay. Private is the only way to go (if you’re a CEO). Canada and Australia are two peas in a pod.
Somewhere Dolly Parton must be celebrating because the 9-to-5 could be history, new data suggests.Companies may be cutting back on employee perks, but top executives have been a notable exception.Don your Kangol hat, crack open a Foster’s, and prepare to say “g’day mate,” because Australian leaders are coming to Canada.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO
